Legal Opinion
Squaw Island Freight Terminal Co. v. City of Buffalo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 22, 1939PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCunningham, J.
This action is brought by the plaintiff for an injunction to restrain the defendant from trespassing upon the property of plaintiff on Squaw island in the Niagara river and upon its lands under water adjacent thereto, and for damages.
The Niagara river is navigable and is a part of the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
The plaintiff is the owner of most of the lands of Squaw island. However, a strip 240 feet in width, across the island from east to west, is owned by the International Bridge Company. Upon this strip is constructed an international railroad. This railroad runs…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Squaw Island Freight Terminal Co. v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Squaw Island Freight Terminal Co. v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
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