Mayor of New York v. New Jersey Steamboat Navigation Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of New York, entered upon an order made December 16, 1886, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. This action was brought to restrain an alleged infringement upon the ferry franchises of the city of New York by defendant, the New Jersey Steamboat Navigation Company, in running a ferry between said city and Staten Island.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of New York, entered upon an order made December 16, 1886, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. This action was brought to restrain an alleged infringement upon the ferry franchises of the city of New York by defendant, the New Jersey Steamboat Navigation Company, in running a ferry between said city and Staten Island. The complaint alleged and the court found, in substance, that the city, in the exercise of the ferry franchises granted to it…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
The opinion in the case against the Independent Steamboat Company covers substantially all the questions which arise in this case, and but little more needs now to be written. The complaints in both cases are substantially alike, and so are the judgments rendered, except that the individual defendants in this case were by their own consent enjoined with the other defendants and they have not appealed.
The ferry established by the city, and operated under it, ran between the foot of White Hall street in the city and New Brighton, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, West Brighton, Port Richmond, Elm Park, all…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- People v. MagoNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- United States v. Puget Sound Nav. CoDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1938