Ocean Causeway of Lawrence v. Gilbert
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Frederick L. Gilbert, from a judgtnent of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Nassau on the 4th day of December, 1899, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Kings County Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The plaintiff is a domestic corporation, evidently organized for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a causeway, with a drawbridge, across Rockaway inlet, in the town of Hempstead, Long Island, for which tolls are collected from those who make use of the way. In January, 1897, James A. Simmons and Joseph Marrone recovered a judgment against the plaintiff for $5,841.19, upon which execution was issued to the sheriff of the county of Queens, directing him to satisfy the same out of the personal property of the debtor, and in the event that a sufficient amount of personal…
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