Legal Opinion
Town of Pelham v. The B. F. Woolsey
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 13, 1883PublishedCited by 11 opinions
In Admiralty.
1Opinion of the CourtBbown, J.
The libel in this case was filed to recover $132 wharf-age at the libelant’s dock at City Island, Pelham, from January 8 to May 19, 1880, being at the rate of one dollar for each 100 tons per diem. The right of the libelant to recover is contested on the ground that the act upon which the libelant’s authority to collect wharfage is based is unconstitutional. The constitution of this state (article 3, § 16) provides that “no private or local bill * * *' shall embrace more than one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.” The act in question, passed March 8,1871, (N. Y. Sess. Laws,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People Ex Rel. City of Rochester v. BriggsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- The People v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Town of Fishkill v. Fishkill & Beekman Plank Road Co.New York Supreme Court · 1856
- Wiswall v. HallNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- The People v. . AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Edwards v. MillarSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- First Nat. Bank v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Robinson v. The C. VanderbiltDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1898
- Griffin v. Oklahoma Natural Gas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- State Ex Rel. Morgan v. State Board of ExaminersMontana Supreme Court · 1957
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