Manhattan Iron Works Co. v. French
The Superior Court of New York City
Motion to continue an injunction. The plaintiff, a manufacturing corporation, brought this action against Stephen B. French and others,.composing the board of commissioners of the police department of the city of New York, George W. Walling, superintendent of police, and Jacob Siebert, captain of police for the Thirtieth Police Precinct in said city.
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Motion to continue an injunction. The plaintiff, a manufacturing corporation, brought this action against Stephen B. French and others,.composing the board of commissioners of the police department of the city of New York, George W. Walling, superintendent of police, and Jacob Siebert, captain of police for the Thirtieth Police Precinct in said city. The complaint, corroborated by affidavits, showed, among other things, the existence of the plaintiff’s business (as an iron-master), prior to the enactment of the Penal Code; a threatened stoppage of the plaintiff’s business by the police,…
1Opinion of the CourtArnoux, J.
It is indisputably established by the evidence produced on the hearing, that in the present condition of metallurgical science and skill it is impossible to maintain a blast furnace without replen ishing the fires within every twenty-four hours. The affidavit of Mr. William E. Dodge is conclusive upon this point. I can infer from the evidence that Mr. Dodge has, for nearly half a century, by precept and by example, endeavored to secure sanctified observance of Sunday as a Christian day of rest. Now, Mr. Dodge testifies that he is acquainted with this business in England and the United States;…
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