New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-27
SUPREME COrRT-GKSEpiL TKKS-Ccr. 1--Beior
Jus.lces lSoIIuAs bAEsAHD. and tLsHsE
TIN BATTERY EsLAEcihtsT.
The P.eple Of tho STATE Of Se~YoI Coirein' Wander
BY rHr CouHr: IrGR.mAM, J.-1hi. action wss

The P.eple Of Of Ss~YoiE sg Cotein' Wander
BY rHE CouRr: IsGRAHAn, J.-1hi. action wss
brousht rss'fsin the dei.udsni hon enl.rDs pier
I'm. hi ht u the dr.udant nIsts ssch snsrremen, T.
claimed under resolution OF The Common Soa-ei p'se
in ls5 granting 70 the esieItsat To vesn the
pier 70 the pernAuert " sIeSi bee llt
iht Of The corporation 70 giant 'Hch lttSnon
pop the lie he land Upou shieh he isf Wa 70 be
elected Ihi cs Of title In the CoyJnon IL baasd " On
the Of hsrch lS1 ~boh suthoFed tho torpofs9n 70
.ItesG Battery into the river Mt sIo,s 80 feet Ihs
act "a tho CoTpoalioa the e 10 the soA under tie
vsieI , 10 h- hled IA. -
All. weT, , there would be question 70 tho night
snsfwsId b. r.itf.ned By a. Of 1851 establishing
b.roet thsi So. But ~, "a. a. -ii ,-,s ibs IA 10
-isni Of 80 fsst o es-isiusd -. ai-fss 90
A.. ,ls aI raic w.B tad fsf sr.cuns Iaidiass snl
vol. 4 dsienss thereon bot ~hholi sny poser 70 s'ps
oftt same i1I 'ty oih'I sse OF pup - sAe WIZ
o.. ,ny po~~r u .ellns & srasy psn ibsi,of'
TA. re,ci.ou upon ths Of Tie !nd fg ssy bit pubic
pufrosc, u public wst % or esfrh,s Ierea't the Coz
pofs.oh from rlE 90 ohf"e esqos VI snJ par o. ih'
lard 90 to be 'squ'i o 10y Pts plfp.s rLA.ss,i Any
grant o. othe Conveyance q 70 a y 'ss pIi'.' a.
wond be VOID aue bfrah Of thai eendpn By 100 Cofsfa
would Ju,,y tie state in ar sN Hss.u.. TO PsssHi
IT, sioson Whcfe'ef sny such siisl ~ Asd. = as 20
lard ioT pu poss f.riidsn - Tie rsnt. the ganto you'd
have sa g. interfere aud sppc1iiea 10 the teuri -
prevent sueh misuse of tie asa would clearly b. within the
IIosiBce o. court 4 equity.
T, Of ID. qu,.ou Il Issue independent Of h- 'o
Of 1854 s,1hsllls sI.i0r Inc AID prohibiting Tho
tension n .irfs ttyuud ia, n" u bt held that Ia"
s,e oouo interfere 90 pfc'sni tho ofs-rh Of he condition
IA tie giant ndc snerni VI hat ~ tic Of thu ct
DOE. nt derry. he psil, Il fleh nst that
yidel which, alter tho tts been ted
Il MY b.. removed tie remedy sought IN hi. seton IL To
trrrcn the injury tn stoa by prohibiting tho -rc-
on pir The power T. oonpeis removal Of al OBJ
uci!ou her Las lsen erected does net s9pH
ciou Court rohb lie erection VI sech ovsroc
ton befof, u l. eonIleied $500
IL used of tie thi VISA Only al nEs portion
Of the lad under whlcb euthouJ-d b. the At Of
g1t The Act o. 100 prohibited the brs bes oud tie
tenor Inc sui Of is. enough prevent ts obsiruc
ton Of fyer Bot ade pendent 4 that statute h l. 81 g.
~ that az. %. nng Contemplated by tie st.tse
ben suthorty the drensn under n reseu
ton Common Council Ac grated ~ tae de-
eBdant widen r AID the nlsnensn rsEted Wa assns,
erecting pier bioL ths Court found 10 be u1suho2si
and a uulsArc~.
IL ,o that tie judge ed II the Trial In
udn tue evidence Off fsd by L 10 show that the ycposed
plsr Actgrl but such question
Wa. involved Ia tie IL imu.Asrisi whether Il
would have been scua nuisance not Tho Isl qusson
" whether the erection ~ he PIER att JhE-d u rot
lthes legal authority ipf the erection o. the pier u
un1GIcr su1 evidence aeusibe g. show that.
eugh iegu ~ would d. harm la III. lgnsuag. Of the
leaned Justice b,ffe whom the tIied en-
eoachuent public puapestgfe-ths. L.,
flaln; thlt private watch ought t. b. common 10
many obsuucpn in public Tyrr 10 ru-hnoc o. .
nav b. dealt with urh" sub erection 1. nuissnoo
p,r 49, ,ud ed, evidence 10 prove thst matter efset
alter toe rsctiou be- ~ volston Of tue ls~
gound for Interfering VIII tic decision below
The Judgment nust be affirmed with costs