Supreme Court of New Jersey November 8, 1909 (Erie Railroad v. City of Passaic)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Swayze, J.

The ordinance brought up seeks to vacate Madison street between Central and Main avenues, in the city of Passaic, and to open it upon other lines in pursuance of law and the power conferred in section 57 of the city charter. Pamph. L. 1873, p. 507. The proposed change involves only the shifting of the lines of the street a few feet to the south.