Legal Opinion · Dissent

Edward C. Jones Co. v. Perry

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 29, 1900No. 2,983Published

Erom the Madison Circuit Court.

1Dissent

*560Dissenting Opinion.

Wiley, J.

I am unable to concur in the conclusion reached by the majority of my associates in the prevailing opinion, and I am so firmly convinced that the reasoning which leads to the conclusion is fallacious and the conclusion itself is erroneous, that I can not forbear in expressing the views which I entertain, and which views, it seems to me, are in harmony with sound reason and in line with the weight of authorities upon the subject involved.

The right of a municipality to lay a burden upon private property for a public improvement is a recognized right, but that right,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Taylor v. PalmerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Parvin v. WimbergIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Quill v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
  4. State Board of Tax Commissioners v. HollidayIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BackusIndiana Supreme Court · 1893

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