Central R. Co. of New Jersey v. Mayor of Jersey City
District Court, D. New Jersey
In Equity. Suit by the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey against the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City and others. On final hearing. Decree for complainant.
1Opinion of the Court
REDLSTAB, District Judge.
In view of the absence of any evidence on the part of the defendants, either in contradiction of the testimony offered by the complainant, or to support their unverified answer, a more extended reference to the pleadings than is usual is necessary for the proper understanding of this case. Complainant, a railroad corporation of the state of New Jersey, in its bill of complaint filed December 21, 1908, charges, in substance: That in the year 1899 and the subsequent years to and including 1906 the defendant, the mayor and aldermen of Jersey City, a municipal corporation…
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