Fairchild v. Union Ferry Co.

The plaintiffs are the receivers of the Atlantic Dock Company which owns a bulkhead and pier near the foot of Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn. The defendant ferry company, at the time in question, maintained a ferry from the foot of Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, to the foot of Whitehall street, Manhattan, and in connection therewith had a ferry house, a bridge and rack. The ferry house and bridge are at the end of Hamilton avenue, and the ferry rack extends into the river as far as the dock company’s pier, and is located only a few feet from it. The plaintiffs sought injunctive relief requiring the…