Northern Westchester Lighting Co. v. President of Ossining
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The President and Trustees of the Village of Ossining, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 8th day of July, 1912, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Westchester Special Term, enjoining the defendant from interfering with the laying of gas pipes in the village of Ossining.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The plaintiff, as the successor to the Northern Westchester Light and Power Company, by a merger was, on the 23d day of April,-1912, engaged in laying its gas mains or conductors in the streets specified in the complaint, for the purpose of supplying its customers in the village of Ossining with gas, and extending its said gas mains beyond the limits of the village of Ossining to and through the village of Briarcliff Manor, and to and through the village of Pleasantville, when the defendant, by force, drove the plaintiff’s employees from their work and prevented the laying of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People Ex Rel. Woodhaven Gas Light Co. v. DeehanNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
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- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Town Board of EsopusNew York Supreme Court · 1960