Legal Opinion
Lehigh Valley Railroad v. McFarlan
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 15, 1879PublishedCited by 4 opinions
On appeal from a decree of the chancellor, reported in Lehigh Valley R'. R. Co. v. McFarlan, 3 Stew. 135.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Depue, J.
The Morris Canal & Banking Company was incorporated in 1824. In 1828, it constructed its canal from the river Delaware to the Passaic. In 1871, the canal and all the franchises and property of the company were leased to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. The summit level of the canal is near Lake Hopatcong, which furnishes the principal 'supply of water for the eastern division of the canal. At Dover, in the county of Morris, the canal crosses *752the Rockaway river’. The crossing is effected by discharging the waters of the canal into the river…
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- The New-York and New Haven R.R. v. . Schuyler, Cross, C.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Brinkerhoff v. BrownNew York Court of Chancery · 1822
- Fellows v. FellowsCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1825
- Eldridge v. HillNew York Court of Chancery · 1816
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