Livingston v. Tompkins
New York Court of Chancery
THE bill stated the different acts of the legislature,. giving and securing to R. E. Livingston and R. Fulton, the right of navigating- the waters of this state, with boats or vessels moved by steam or fire, &sc.
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THE bill stated the different acts of the legislature,. giving and securing to R. E. Livingston and R. Fulton, the right of navigating- the waters of this state, with boats or vessels moved by steam or fire, &sc. (Vide, ante, p. 48. 95 150. 174.) That R. R. L. and F., by deed* dated August 20th, 1808, granted to the plaintiff and his assigns, all their right under the laws of this state, “ exclusively to navigate from any place in the city of New-York, lying to the south of the state prison, to the Jersey shore and Staten Island, to wit, to Staten Island, Elizabeth-town Paint, Perth and South…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The injunction is moved for on the ground that the grant from the plaintiff to the defendant, has ceased, and become void, and that the defendant is now navigating the steam boat JYautilus without license, and in violation of the exclusive right vested in the plaintifl) as assignee of Livingston and Fulton.
Two questions present themselves upon this, motion:
1st. Has the right or privilege heretofore granted to the defendant ceased, in consequence of the matters charged in the bill ?
2dly. If so, then is the remedy sought upon this motion proper for the case, as appearing in the…
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