Mears v. Boston & New York Central Railroad

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Mears v. Boston & New York Central Railroad, 71 Mass. 371 (Mass. 1855)

Mears v. Boston & New York Central Railroad

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

No other parties than the selectmen of Dorchester are now before the court as plaintiffs; and if any persons, as citizens of the Commonwealth, or inhabitants of the town, could lawfully intervene in this suit, they can commence a new one, if the cause exists, and have the same remedy, as they might in this. The selectmen, as the only present plaintiffs, have a right to discontinue their suit.

Bill dismissed, without costs,,

Reference

Full Case Name
John Mears & others v. Boston and New York Central Railroad Company
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published