Meyer v. Richmond
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OR THE STATE OR VIRGINIA. This is a common law action of trespass on the case, and was brought by plaintiff in error against the defendants in error in one of the nisi f ñus courts of the State of Yirginia.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OR THE STATE OR VIRGINIA. This is a common law action of trespass on the case, and was brought by plaintiff in error against the defendants in error in one of the nisi f ñus courts of the State of Yirginia. The substance of the plaintiff’s declaration is as follows: That he was the owner in fee of a lot of land fronting on Eighth street between Cary and Canal streets, on which were located two brick buildings, the first floor of which was used for store purposes and the second story as dwellings; that said property, previous to the obstruction of Eighth…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The jurisdiction of this court is challenged. The defendants in error claim that “the declaration shows no point is therein raised which demanded the consideration by the court of any constitutional question,” and they insist further that “ if it were intended to raise the question that the charter and ordinance were unconstitutional, and in consequence thereof plaintiff was deprived of his property without due process of law, the same should have been specially set up as claimed by apt language in the declaration so as to bring the question to the attention of the court when it had to pass…
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