Legal Opinion
Griswold v. Webb
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 30, 1889PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Trespass qtjare clausum. Heard by the court, jury trial being waived.
1Opinion of the Court
Stiness J.
The plaintiff is owner of Commercial Wharf in Newport, a part of which is leased to the Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company as a terminus. To preserve order upon the wharf, stands are let for hackney carriages, and the following rules are prescribed for its use :
“ Rules for Hackmen and others.
“ I. Drivers of hackney carriages shall remain on or near their carriages, except when carrying baggage to or from them.
“ II. No one shall occupy a hack stand or express stand except the licensee or his employés.
“ III. No hackney carriage or express wagon shall stand on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Old Colony Railroad v. TrippMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Barney v. Oyster Bay & Huntington Steamboat Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Tobin v. Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1871
- Harris v. StevensSupreme Court of Vermont · 1858
- Masterson v. ShortThe Superior Court of New York City · 1867
3Cited by8 opinions
- Godbout v. St. Paul Union Depot Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Park 'N Fly of Texas, Inc. v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
- Donovan v. Pennsylvania Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1903
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. SheeleyNew York Supreme Court · 1893
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