McAndrews & Forbes Co. v. City of Camden
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from an order of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Walker, denying a new trial on an issue at law in proceedings had under "An act to compel the determination of claims to real estate in certain cases, and to quiet the title to the same.” 3 Gen. Stat. p. 3486.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gummere, Chief-Justice.
The McAndrews & Forbes Company, the respondent herein, filed their bill to quiet the title to a tract of land in the city of Camden bordering upon the Delaware river. The fee of the land is vested in them, but the municipal authorities claim that one of the public streets of the city, known as Jefferson street, extends across it to the present water line of the river. The purpose of the litigation is to determine the validity of this claim.
The bill is filed under the act of 1870 (Gen. Stat. p. 3486), which provides a suit in…
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