Legal Opinion

Meeker v. City of East Orange

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided November 15, 1909PublishedCited by 41 opinions

On error to the Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 47 Vroom 435.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PitNey, CHANCELLOR.

Plaintiff brought two actions in one of the District Courts of the city of Newark to recover damages for the diversion by the defendant of percolating underground water. In each case the District Court rendered judgment in favor of the defendant, and upon appeal to the Supreme Court the judgments were affirmed. By writs of error the records are brought here for review.

The cases were submitted to the trial court upon agreed statements of fact. In one case it is stipulated that plaintiff owns and occupies a farm of about one hundred…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Katz v. WalkinshawCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Forbell v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
  3. Roath v. DriscollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1850
  4. Wilson v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  5. City of Emporia v. SodenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881

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3Cited by41 opinions

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  2. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. WilkesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  3. Patrick v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Higday v. NickolausMissouri Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. Horne v. Utah Oil Refining Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1921

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