Grace Iron & Steel Corp. v. Ackerman

The question at issue here is the propriety of municipal action denying prosecutor’s application “for permission to occupy or use” a tract of land possessed by it as lessee (there were no buildings thereon except a small “telephone shack”) abutting two hundred and eighteen feet on the westerly side of the Passaic river, a navigable stream, for the “loading” of scrap iron & steel on scows & storage.”

The application was made on December 20th, 1938, to the supervisor of buildings of the City of Passaic, wherein the lands are situate. It met with immediate rejection by that officer on the ground…