Conner v. President of New Albany
Indiana Supreme Court
ERROR to the Clark Circuit Court. — This was a suit in Equiiy by the president and trustees of New Albany against John Conner.
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ERROR to the Clark Circuit Court. — This was a suit in Equiiy by the president and trustees of New Albany against John Conner. The bill stated that the complainants'were the owners of a gore of land in the town, by virtue of the town plat recorded by the original proprietors; that the land was on the Ohio river, whereat was their intention and right to have a ferry established; thaf Conner without owning the land on the river, had unlawfully obtained a ferry, in using which he must necessarily break and pass over the complainants’ close; that he had done great injury to the land by digging…
1Opinion of the CourtHolman, J.
There are a variety of grounds assumed for reversing this decree. The most conspicuous of which is the suggestion, that the complainants have shown no right, or title whatever, to any land in New Albany, on the Ohio river, which would entitle them to the establishment of a ferry; and conser quently, could not interfere with Conner’s establishment. The complainants do not claim by virtue of any conveyance, other than the recording of the town plat of New Albany, under the operation of the act of. assembly for recording town plats. The first act on this subject, affecting this case, was…
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