New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-29
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT-CnArBERs-ocT 23-Befoie Justice
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SUPREME COURT-CnArnKsG-ocT 2-Befoic Justice
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THE BROADWAY RAILROAD IaJuscTloN DISSOLVED
-rHE RIGHT OF THE CITY TO ThE STREETS.
The Mayor. &c. agt John keu ~
This was an application, ON the part OF Inc City,
10 euon and restrain the Broadway aud Seventh Avenue
assso Company from laying rails In those aud otter fee"
Jgd,s insahsfn rendered elaborate decision this morn
rg Gsnyg the application aud releasing tho defendants
iIen the Temporary Injunction placed upon them.
isensass The plaintiff. claiming tn. fee OF
tue a. tho city Of foTk AK Tor an Injunction re-
sainug defendant. from laying rails through Broadway
I'D Other streets under The Authority by act Of the
Legislature ps,sed IN 1860 se,i Lava CHI 5l1 80 fAI a,
an ingury sht arise 20 the Of tho adjoining lots
nd tner reh interfere consider tho question to be set
ted ~ favor dele dants BY Ito decions Of is Coui
D. we'd 10 Court oi Appeals add the only material qnes
lions or tie decision Of this motion whether the Corpora
ton tfs city the onerH Of TIE Tee 81 We suen IN
,uch ITesert the Legislature from allowing fai
ad 10 be oonstreted thereon v.h0ut their consent, sud
secondly whether rho ucton OF horse rilf,sa ~ The
Of tho city I. 'ncroacluent UPON We lana th~' al
eatite the owner Of the foil 10 comp nsaiion.
That the city O: NewYok o"9 The zee d Tie streets ives
not dsnisd Tho Argument IN. u so undouutray a.
T. al the laid upon the 81 the cisy - made IA
1901 ard nten b. !eE. Pfoeeedngi io ,est ora wha a.
, b. % d. sfaos 90 roads heoatso by h- act INC Too o.
al to b taken by whine thereof "@' 'eed IN tie
As TO other sresi, existence Iio thereto the charters
Of the y aud the tc Of 100 end continued IA the
oct Of gi3 q H. 5 ?. ~ conveyed 10 ne hasor 40 OF
heys Yolt All lie r. h. tiie sni n,est which hr Crown
MA Tor .tretI a. the time y such convey sncc
Corporation by the Legislature BY no means hio", .h-i
tho whole leo Of such sfEtc vested Ia ifn 70 hi eA
ion 81 those who owned the lots bounced on Tho streets
which hid been aQpr0 pria,ci for that pun oso
Thus has been hold .ha, tho r.. Of Mercer street Was IN
The owner Of Inc hand adjoining q Cowan Ell hbf also ~
tho case OF Lewis street ~ Ridge, Attorney streets ana
others which t be Taied TO- and such nnioubtey ~oau
be the rue u streets IN The upper lef. OF ~"
land whore the 81 The land bad made dndeauo
Of tho lard for vubc sgcct without tny ocerds'0 Tue
part of the city TO obtsin a. title under the statute
have never able 10 uIdef land nov those " o""t
tho Of the old streets prior 90 The Act a 13 on those VINO
owned tho Zee thus deiciei to he pubic Use ha
been derived Of that lie. why try have no sIi ns'
10 CO pentao wien such strcos sfe spphre 10 "et u
erclt rom thst which they dedicated Tie Gee.
ions the General Tom II tis District AID sons o. .n
later decons Of the Coit II Apgfas however have hru
L. the contrary end willie do not gis' J aa.'nl 10 'A'
principle. therein a.atod feel cont led - them
III i he conceded fst the TILE 10 the Zoe 81 these r' IN
he plaintiffs nay illeiiefod tsken e"ay ~ ths
Leessiulc without pcsai0u must DO renee heioa
tbsi such Is held ny them Ia trust f eedhn pubh Pni
uo.es .s g4e trusts the people Ihs 'e. - bl'
10 be- Kept open To- h'f rls o. public see no 80 Ink
the tfrceta continue. the Interest Of he fhhf IA N'
en- ouiy estate foI the bsDcht 81 the irorr
This rl,t for tie people Of tho city excuVeYi n
a., Inc whole state hid tbs quetuOn uists "he'eI he
,g ous tfusts provide ior different mode Of v
he .e.s fof public travel than that contemplated tne
l.u., u lie ssssL VI Lsu.it 4Ls bsNups Lss h'"hA