Bathgate v. North Jersey Street Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, Chancellor.

The judgment here under review is based upon the verdict of a jury awarding damages to the *764plaintiff below for injuries to certain trees standing upon lands owned by her in the city of Newark, the injuries having been caused by electric current communicated to the trees through certain wires maintained by the defendant company in the street.

Plaintiff’s declaration contains three counts. The first is in trespass for entering upon her land and putting electric wires through the trees, through which wires defendant, from April 1st,…