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N.Y., SUSQUEHANNA, ETC. v. BD. OF PUB. UTILITY COMM'RS.

29 N.J. 513 (1959)

150 A.2d 656

NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, APPELLANT, v. BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, SUSQUEHANNA TRANSIT COMMUTERS ASSOCIATION, ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE DELAWARE, LACKWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 20, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Leon Leighton, of the New York Bar, argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Lum, Fairlie & Foster, attorneys).

Mr. Howard T. Rosen, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent, Board of Public Utility Commissioners, etc. (Mr. David D. Furman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mr. James M. Davis, Jr. argued the cause for respondent, Susquehanna Transit Commuters Association (Messrs. Powell and Davis, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by FRANCIS, J.

Until recently the Erie Railroad Company transported passenger traffic on both its main and branch lines into its terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey. From that point, carriage to the downtown area of New York City was accomplished by means of the Erie ferry which plied across the Hudson River between the terminal and Chambers Street, New York City.

Passengers of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad...

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