Central R. Co. of NJ v. Jersey City

Citations

• 209 U.S. 473
• 28 S. Ct. 592
• 52 L. Ed. 896
• 1908 U.S. LEXIS 1677

Syllabus

<p>“Jurisdiction” as generally used in compacts between States has a more limited sense than “sovereignty.”</p> <p>Under the agreement of 1833 between the States of New York and New Jersey, 4 Stats. 708, while exclusive jurisdiction is given to New York over the waters of the Hudson River west of the boundary line fixed by the agreement, the land under such waters remained subject to the . sovereignty of New Jersey and the jurisdiction given to New York over the waters does not exclude the sovereign power of New Jersey to tax such land, — nor does an exercise of that power deprive the owner of the land of his property without due process of law.</p> <p>This court in construing a compact between States will hesitate to reach a conclusion different from that reached by the highest courts of both States.</p>