City of Terre Haute v. Turner

Turner sued the city of Terre Haute, alleging in his complaint, that he was the owner of certain real estate fronting on the national road, in that city, on which real estate he had erected a costly warehouse, the front of which was on the line of the north side of said road; that the interior of his warehouse was arranged for use with the level of said road as graded by the government of the United States, and that it had been so used by him since the time of its erection, making large gains and profits thereby, on account of its convenience and easy access, without which he could not have…