Cheever v. Shedd
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Vermont
[In equity. Bill by John H. Cheever for an injunction to restrain James A. Shedd, the superintendent of streets, and the street commissioners, of the city of Burlington, from constructing a highway in such a manner as to cause injury to complainant’s land.]
1Opinion of the Court
SHIPMAN, District Judge.
In the year 1872, a new highway, of fifty feet in width, was duty laid out and established in the city of Burlington, by the proper court having jurisdiction over the subject, which highway said court directed should be completed on or before October 15th, 1873. The highway is 1,175 feet in length, extending from College street to Pearl street, and is an extension of a previously existing street, called Union street, so as to form a continuous street with Maiden lane, which last two named streets are also of fifty feet in width. The new street is within about fifty…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Emerson v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1833
- Murphy v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
- Richardson v. Vermont Central RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1853
- Clark v. Town of SaybrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
- Hooker v. New-Haven & Northampton Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1843
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- Burford v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1884