Legal Opinion
Meyers v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 10, 1955No. Civ. A. No. 3658-51PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The District of Columbia, between 1948 and 1950, constructed a vehicular underpass under Connecticut Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares in the city of Washington, at a point known as Dupont Circle, where Connecticut Avenue intersects a number of other streets. The purpose of the tunnel was to expedite the movement of vehicular traffic and to protect pedestrians having occasion to cross one of the streets at that intersection. The neighborhood where the improvement is situated is in part residential and in part commercial. Many stores are located around the Circle…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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