Wetmore v. Story
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order dissolving a temporary injunction. This action was brought by Apollos R. Wetmore, Howell Hoppock, Robert L. Stuart, and Alexander Stuart against Miner C. Story, William Radford, and James Murphy. Its object was to restrain the construction of a city railroad in front of premises owned by the plaintiffs. The facts in the case are fully stated in the opinion of Mr. Justice Strong.
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Appeal from an order dissolving a temporary injunction. This action was brought by Apollos R. Wetmore, Howell Hoppock, Robert L. Stuart, and Alexander Stuart against Miner C. Story, William Radford, and James Murphy. Its object was to restrain the construction of a city railroad in front of premises owned by the plaintiffs. The facts in the case are fully stated in the opinion of Mr. Justice Strong. The cause was tried before Mr. Justice Cowles, at special term, who rendered a decision dissolving the temporary injunction. The principal question upon which the appeal from his decision turned…
1Opinion of the CourtCowles, J.
The resolutions conferring the grant on which defendants rely, first passed the board of aldermen November 22, 1852; were amended and passed the board of assistants December 6,1852; were sent to the board of aldermen, and the amendments there concurred in, January 5, 1853; were •vetoed and returned by the mayor to the board of aldermen .January 12,1853; were taken up and passed by the aldermen, .notwithstanding the veto, on the 14th November, 1853, and, •soon after, were again passed by the board of assistants.
Intermediate December 6, 1852, and January 5, 1853, the term for which the board of…
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