Acker v. Mayor of Knoxville
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM KNOX. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox County.— Joseph W. Sneed, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
These two cases were consolidated and heard tog-ether in the circuit court of Knox county. The facts in each are substantially the same, and the statement will be made as if they constituted a single case.
The plaintiffs own three lots, located on the north side of Dale avenue, in the city of Knoxville. Their line runs to the middle of the avenue. Prior to 1904 the city graded the avenue, and the frontage of the lots was then accommodated to that grade. During the year of 1904 the city regraded the avenue, cutting it down *227about five feet, and permitted a steam railway company to build its…
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- Railroad v. BinghamTennessee Supreme Court · 1889
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- Union Railway Co. v. HuntonTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Coleman v. BennettTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
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- Life & Casualty Ins. Co. of Tennessee v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1940
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