People v. International Nickel Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, The People of the State of New York, from an order and judgment of the County Court of Richmond county, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 10th day of September, 1914, sustaining a demurrer to an indictment found against the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Putnam, J.:
Defendant has been indicted by the grand jury of Richmond county for maintaining a public nuisance in violation of section 1530 of the Penal Law, in operating an industrial plant in Bayonne, N. J., in such manner that fumes, gases and odors of a deleterious character escaped from said plant, and were carried by the wind into and upon Richmond county, whereby the health of a considerable number of persons in Richmond county was endangered and injured.
Defendant, a New Jersey corporation, demurred on the ground that the grand jury of Richmond county was without jurisdiction, which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Georgia v. Tennesssee Copper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- The People v. . Central R.R. Co. of N.J.New York Court of Appeals · 1870
- In re EldredWisconsin Supreme Court · 1879
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