People v. Kerr
New York Supreme Court
OK appeal by the defendant Kerr and the eleven other individual defendants from an order made by Leonabd, J. at the Kew York special term, dated January 9, 1861, continuing the injunction until the final ■ hearing. Also on appeal by the plaintiffs from a judgment in favor of the defendants the mayor &c. of the city of Kew York, on demurrer to the complaint.
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OK appeal by the defendant Kerr and the eleven other individual defendants from an order made by Leonabd, J. at the Kew York special term, dated January 9, 1861, continuing the injunction until the final ■ hearing. Also on appeal by the plaintiffs from a judgment in favor of the defendants the mayor &c. of the city of Kew York, on demurrer to the complaint. The above appeals were argued at the Kew York general term on the 29th, 30th and 31st days of May, 1861, before Süthebland, Leonabd and Welles, J ustices.
1Opinion of the CourtWelles, J.
This action was commenced in July, 1860, to restrain John Kerr and his eleven associates from constructing the rail road authorized by the act of April 17, 1860, entitled “An act to authorize the construction of a rail road in the seventh avenue, and in several other streets and avenues in the city of Hew York,” (Sess. Laws of 1860, ch. 513, jo. 1042;) and to restrain the corporation—the defendants, the mayor &c.—from giving assent-to the construction of such rail road. The complaint was verified on the 11th July, 1860. On the 16th of the same month an order was made by a justice of this…
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