State ex rel. New Haven & Derby Railroad v. Railroad Commissioners
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Application to the Superior Court in New Haven County for a mandamus to compel the railroad commissioners to act upon the location by the New Haven & Derby Railroad Company of a new passenger station and freight depot in the city of New Haven. The defendants made answer denying that they had bylaw jurisdiction to act in the matter, and the case was reserved for the advice of this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
In December, 1887, the New Haveu and Derby Railroad Company was using its railroad in such a manner as to cross Meadow street, in the city of New Haven, with three of its tracks at grade. Across that street a large amount of switching was done. In 1886, by special act of the legislature, (Special Laws, p. 385,) the company was required, either voluntarily or upon proceedings instituted by the railroad commissioners, to take such action as to lessen the switching across the street. With that end in view, the company, in December last, decided to abandon its passenger station and freight depot…
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