City of New York v. H. W. Johns-Manville Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the H. W. Johns-Manville Company, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Néw York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the plaintiff, entered on the 29th day of May, 1903.
1Opinion of the Court
Hooker, J.:
The plaintiff brought this action for the recovery of the penalty . of $100 provided for in chapter 322 of the Laws of 1895, which is an “ act to prevent the burning of soft coal in factories in the city of Brooklyn,” section 1 of which reads as follows: “No factory, engine-room or electrical station shall use what is known as soft coal for fuel in the furnaces of such factories, éngine-room or electrical stations within a radius of four miles of the, city hall in the city of Brooklyn, except for the purpose of heating or welding iron or steel; any violation of this act shall…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of Brooklyn v. Nassau Electric RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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