Legal Opinion
State v. Mayor of Jersey City
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 15, 1871PublishedCited by 2 opinions
On certiorari.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Depue, J.
The writ of certiorari in this case brings up for review the resolutions and proceedings of the board of aldermen of Jersey City, in relation to the purchase of certain lands whereon to build a dock, on the Hackensack river.
The resolutions were originally passed in the board on the 26th of July, 1870, and authorized the committee on ferries, wharves, and piers “ to purchase from Stephen Morgan a piece of property on the Hackensack river, adjacent to West St. Paul’s avenue, and west of Ninth street, containing about forty-two city lots, for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brady v. . the Mayor, C., of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Ketchum v. . the City of Buffalo and AustinNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Bell v. QuinThe Superior Court of New York City · 1848
- Cowen v. Village of West TroyNew York Supreme Court · 1864
- People v. LowberNew York Supreme Court · 1858
3Cited by2 opinions
- Ward v. Village of RidgewoodDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- Theurer v. BorroneNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1963