Legal Opinion
Ralph v. Hazen
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 13, 1937No. 6817PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
This case relates to the condemnation of certain lands by the District of Colum-, bia for the construction of a viaduct over a railroad grade crossing in the city of Washington.
Prior to the time when this improvement was begun, Michigan avenue between Seventh and Tenth streets Northeast in the city of Washington, was crossed at grade by the tracks of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. This was well known to be a dangerous grade crossing, and the viaduct involved in the present case was designed to eliminate the dangers incident to it. At the point where Michigan avenue…
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