Legal Opinion
City of Newark v. Central R. Co. of New Jersey
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 15, 1923PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, District Judge.
The complainants seek to restrain the defendant the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey (hereinafter referred to as the railroad company) from erecting a steel and concrete bridge with bascule draws across the mouth of Newark Bay, to take the place of a wooden bridge having bascule draws which the railroad has maintained there for many years. The railroad company moves to *197dismiss the bill of complaint on the ground that it sets up no cause or causes of action. Considering the contents of the bill as admitted, the court is called upon to determine whether in law a…
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- Erie Railroad v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. Pennsylvania R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1903
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3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Newark v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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