HILLSIDE v. LEHIGH VALLEY R.R. CO.


96 N.J. Super. 167 (1967)

232 A.2d 683

TOWNSHIP OF HILLSIDE, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY, A PENNSYLVANIA CORPORATION, AND LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 14, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A. Howard Finkel, attorney for appellant.

Messrs. Lamb, Blake, Hutchinson & Dunne, attorneys for respondent Lehigh Valley Railroad Company (Mr. Joseph T. Ryan, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges CONFORD, FOLEY and LEONARD.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LEONARD, J.A.D.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered by the trial court in its declaratory judgment action wherein it sought a "ruling that defendant should pay the cost of replacing or repairing" a footbridge over defendant's tracks.

In the late 1800's, when defendant's railroad was built, the land where the bridge is located was a farm owned by one Dod. Since the railroad bisected his farm, defendant...

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