Owens v. Roberts
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 86 — PETITION ORDINARY — CITED Act of February 2, 1838, to establish a ferry across the Ohio River at Paducah. Acts 1846-7, chapter 63.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE ROBERTSON
delivered the opinion of the court.
A legislative act of 1838 established a ferry across tbe Ohio Biver at Paducab, and authorized the trustees of the town to lease the ferry privilege “at public outcry” for not more tban a year. A subsequent enactment of 1847 authorized a lease without limitation as to time.
*609In 1858 the municipality of Paducah, by private contract, leased the privilege to the appellant for twenty-one years. Under that authority he had been running, according to contract, a steam ferry-boat, without disturbance or control, for about seven years, when the…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Willis v. CalhounCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
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- Paynter v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Vallejo Ferry Co. v. Lang & McPhersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
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