Thropp v. Public Service Electric Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Backes, whose opinion is reported in 83 N. J. Eq. 564.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gummere, Chief-Justice.
The complainants by their bill sought to obtain a mandatory injunction compelling the defendant corporation to remove certain electric light poles which it had erected in a public highway, in Hamilton township, Mercer county, in" front of the complainants’ land, the ultimate title to that part of the highway in which the poles were erected being in the complainants. At the time of the erection of the poles the defendant company was under a contract with the township authorities to furnish light for the highways thereof; and for…
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