McCarter v. Vineland Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from an order of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Learning, whose conclusions are reported in 72 N. J. Eq. (2 Buch.) 767.
1DissentSwatze, J.
The opinion of the court rests upon the view that the act of 1881 superseded section 85 of the General Corporation act of 1875 (Rev. p. 192) so far as it was applicable. I think differently. The act of 1881 was modeled after section 1 of an act concerning the sale of railroads, canals, turnpikes, bridges and plank roads, approved March 25th, 1875. P. L. 1875 p. 1¡.1. It follows that act so closely in its essential features that it was evidently copied therefrom. Prior to the sale of the gas works of the old Vineland company, the act of 1875 had been before this court in Boylan v. Kelly, 36 N.…
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