Dorman v. City of Jacksonville
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from tlie judgment of the Circuit Court for Duval county. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRandall, C. J.
The appellant commenced an action against the appellee, and alleged in his declaration that he was the owner of a lot in the city of Jacksonville, (an incorporated city in this State,) on the north side of Bay street. That as such incorporated city, it has the power to regulate, improve, alter and extend the streets, to open new streets, and to cause encroachments, obstructions, &c., to be removed, “ making the parties injured by an improvement a just compensation, and charging upon those benefitted a reasonable assessment, to be ascertained in such manner as shall be agreed upon by the…
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