Richardson v. International Pottery Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Van Syckel, J.

This suit was instituted by the International Pottery Company against Richardson to recover damages for the alleged disturbance of an easement claimed by the pottery company in a certain basin property owned by Richardson in the city of Trenton.

Richardson is the owner of a coal and wood yard of which the said basin is a part. The basin was formerly connected with the Delaware and Raritan canal by a passage through the canal bank. This passage was bridged by a swinging bridge, which served as part of the towpath for the canal company. This…