Legal Opinion

City of Newark, New Jersey v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided February 27, 1958No. Civ. A. 645-54PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM F. SMITH, District Judge.

This is a civil action in which the plaintiffs: the Cities of Newark, Elizabeth and Linden, and the Townships of Hillside and Union, and six individuals, seek to enjoin: first, “the airborne operations of (the named) airlines to and from Newark Airport to the extent that the same constitutes a public and/or a private nuisance,” and second, to enjoin “the continued airborne operations of said airlines to and from Newark Airport to the extent that the said constitutes a trespass on the property of the plaintiffs.” These prayers for relief are contained in the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  3. United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Aaron v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  2. American Airlines, Inc. v. Town of HempsteadDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
  3. Town of East Haven v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
  4. Matson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1959
  5. Matson v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1959

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