Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. City of Minneapolis
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MINNESOTA. The facts, which involve the determination of whether the condemnation of a part of the right-of-way of a railroad company, and compelling it, at its own expense, to construct a bridge over a waterway connecting two lakes within a park, amounts to a taking of property without compensation within the meaning of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MINNESOTA. The facts, which involve the determination of whether the condemnation of a part of the right-of-way of a railroad company, and compelling it, at its own expense, to construct a bridge over a waterway connecting two lakes within a park, amounts to a taking of property without compensation within the meaning of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, are stated in the opinion. In holding that the cost of the bridge required to carry the railway tracks over the canal, need not be included in the award of damages to the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
This is a writ of error to review a judgment pf the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota which affirmed a judgment entered in a controversy submitted upon an agreed statement of facts. The statement, in substance, shows:
Within the limits of the City of Minneapolis are Lake Calhoun, Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake, lying in close proximity to each other and used by the public for pleasure boating and other recreations. The City, having acquired for park and parkway purposes the shores of Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles, and a portion of the shores of Cedar Lake, together with large…
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