Legal Opinion
Benton v. Kernan
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided April 21, 1939PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Complainants, forty-eight in number, are residents of the village of South Orange and bring this bill of complaint praying injunction to restrain the defendants from operating a stone quarry in such manner as to constitute a nuisance.
The defendant Elizabeth G. Kernan is the widow of Michael Kernan, deceased, and the defendants Mary Kernan and Savings Investment and Trust Company as trustees under the last will and testament of Richard L. Kernan, deceased, are the owners, as tenants in common of the premises upon which the stone quarry is located. The quarry was originally operated by the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Citizens Coach Co. v. Camden Horse RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1878
- Gilbough v. West Side Amusement Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1902
- Rowland v. New York Stable Manure Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1917
- Hart v. LeonardSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1886
- O'Hara v. NelsonNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1906
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Peters v. Public Service Corp. of N.J.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
- Van Name v. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1941
- State v. JenningsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1941