City of Grand Rapids v. Grand Trunk Railway System
Michigan Supreme Court
Case-made from superior court of Grand Rapids; Dunham (Major L.) J. Assumpsit by the city of Grand Rapids against the Grand Trunk Railway System for the amount of an assessment for street improvements. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
The plaintiff caused an assessment for street improvement to be made upon two pieces of land forming a part of defendant’s roadbed of its steam railroad and upon two small pieces of land occupied by side tracks of defendant which lands were determined to be within a certain portion of the city benefited by such improvement and which portion was declared to be a proper assessment district upon which to levy assessment therefor. *3There was assessment for benefits against the four pieces of land in the sum of $1,249:50. There was notice of the improvement and notice of hearing of appeals from…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Barber Asphalt Paving Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Illinois Central Railroad v. DecaturSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- City of Bridgeport v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
- Rhodes v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1840
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- Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad v. NiceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
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