Driscoll v. Burlington-Bristol Bridge Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vanderbilt, C. J.

These appeals are before this court by way of certification granted on the-petitions of the several defendants-appellants to review the judgment of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court entered in the cause. The facts, which it is necessary to recount in some detail, present a disillusioning picture of public officials surrendering their independence and abnegating their obligation of public trust under the influence of prominent persons seeking to further their private interests.

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This action was instituted on December 3, 1948,…