Wells Fargo & Co. v. Mayor of Jersey City
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; John Rellstab, Judge. Action by Wells Fargo & Company against the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City. Judgment for plaintiff for less than the relief demanded (207 Fed. 871), and it brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
During the three weeks from October 25 to November 14, 1910, the express business of Wells Fargo & Co. and their tangible property in Jersey City suffered injury at the hands of a mob. The injury resulted from riots accompanying a strike that was directed at first against another express company. In January, 1911, the company sued the municipality to recover damages, claiming under a revised statute of New Jersey, approved in 1874 (Rev. St. p. 714; P. E. of 1864, p. 237; Revision of 1877, p. 978; 4 Comp. St. of N. J. 4380 ; 3 Gen. Slat. 2782). The verdict…
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