Legal Opinion
Dumois v. Mayor of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1902PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Actioh to recover damages for a nuisance.
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgebald, J.
The plaintiffs, for themselves, and as assignees of other lessees, seek to recover damages for a nuisance formerly maintained by the defendant upon the westerly half of Pier 12, East river. The defendant is the possessor of the right to collect wharfage from the westerly half of this pier, together with the right in common with other owners, of the use of the surface of the pier. Plaintiffs’ lessors were the possessors of similar rights on the easterly side of Pier 12. They were also, in the same sense, the owners of Pier 13 and of the bulkhead between the two piers, and leased their interest…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brown v. . VolkeningNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- McMaster v. . Pres., Etc., Ins. Co. of N. Am.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Hill v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- McNutt v. HilkinsNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Kernochan v. New York Elevated RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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3Cited by1 opinion
- American Transportation Co. v. U. S. Sanitary Specialties Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1954