Perrine v. Jersey Central Traction Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fort, J.

This writ of certiorari brings up an order of a justice of the Supreme Court, appointing commissioners to condemn land, on the application of the defendant in cer*169iiorari. The first ground of objection to the order-is that the defendant company is incorporated under “An act to provide for the incorporation of street railway companies and to regulate the same,” approved April 6th,' 1886, and a supplement thereto, passed March 2d, 1891, ■ and that neither by virtue of said act nor said supplement is -this defendant given power to take land by…