Gaines v. City of Calhoun

Mrs. Nannie C. Gaines sued the City of Calhoun for damages alleged to have been sustained by her in the depreciation of the market value of eight building lots, each being twenty-five by one hundred and twenty-nine feet, as a result of the raising of the grade of a street abutting these lots. Upon the trial of the case there was evidence as to the size and value of each lot both prior and subsequent to the execution of the work in the street. It also appeared from the evidence that at the time of the execution of the work the plaintiff was the owner of eight other building lots, each of about…