Wells Fargo & Co. v. Mayor of Jersey City
District Court, D. New Jersey
At Law. Action by Wells Fargo & Co. against the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City.
1Opinion of the Court
RELLSTAB, District Judge.
In an action to recover damages for property injured in consequence-of mobs and riots, the case was submitted to the jtiry under special instructions. The jury found, in answer to the questions submitted, that the plaintiff had been damaged $300 in its tangible property and $43,000 in its intangible property— *873its business. This business was collecting, transporting, and delivering merchandise, a general intrastate and interstate express business. In conducting that part of its business involved in this suit, the plaintiff used a pier on the Jersey City side of 1 lie…
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