Thompson v. Pennsylvania Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Knapp, J.

The plaintiff was the owner of two pieces of property abutting on Bridge avenue, in Camden, and dwelt in one of these premises. Through Bridge avenue the defendant has its railway line, consisting of three tracks.

The suit was brought to recover damages for alleged injury to the possession of these tenements by surrounding them with noises, noisome and offensive smokes and stenches, through the unlawful management by the defendant of its railroad.

At the trial a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, and this rule granted to show cause why that…