Legal Opinion
Swaim v. City of Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1930No. 25,848PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The appellants, who own the Indiana Pythian building and the lots on which it is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Pennsylvania Street in the city of Indianapolis, brought this action to restrain the city from carrying out certain orders of its board of public works for widening the roadway (from 50 feet to 66 feet, i. e., eight feet on each side) and narrowing the sidewalk (from feet to 10)4 feet) in Massachusetts Avenue in front of their building (no change being made in the total width of the street). The complaint alleged that narrowing the sidewalk would hinder and…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Coe v. ErrolSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Babbage v. . PowersNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Deshong v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Allen v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- City of Dubuque v. MaloneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Riggin v. Bd. of Trust. of Ball State Univ.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Board of Medical Registration & Examination v. HayesIndiana Supreme Court · 1950
- Patton Park, Inc. v. PollakIndiana Court of Appeals · 1944
- Steele v. FowlerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1942
- City of Indianapolis v. DillonIndiana Supreme Court · 1937
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