Baltimore & Potomac Railroad v. Fifth Baptist Church
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
These .two actions are in the nature of actions on the case for the continuance of a nuisance to the plaintiff’s «se and enjoyment of its house of public worship, by the noise, smoke, cinders, ashes and vapors from the defendant’s adjoining-engine house, repair shop and locomotive engines, and by the obstruction of access to the plaintiff’s building.by the defendant’s unlawful use of its' side track in front of it.
The plaintiff heretofore brought in the court below a similar action against the defendant for maintaining the same nuisance from April 1,1874, to March 22, 1877, and at the trial…
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