Barron Ex Rel. Tiernan v. Mayor of Baltimore
Supreme Court of the United States
ON-a writ of error to the court of appeals for the western shore of the state of Maryland. This case was instituted by the plaintiff in error against the city of Baltimore, under its corporate title of “ The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,” to recover damages for injuries to the wharf-propérty of the plaintiff, arising from the acts of the corporation.
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ON-a writ of error to the court of appeals for the western shore of the state of Maryland. This case was instituted by the plaintiff in error against the city of Baltimore, under its corporate title of “ The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,” to recover damages for injuries to the wharf-propérty of the plaintiff, arising from the acts of the corporation. Craig and Barron, of whom the plaintiff is survivor, were owners of an extensive and highly productive wharf in the eastern section of Baltimore, enjoying, at the period of their purchase of it, the deepest watei in the harbour. The city,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall
The judgment brought up by this writ of error having been rendered by the court of a state, this tribunal can exercise no jurisdiction oyer it, unless it be shown to come within the provisions of the twenty-fifth section of the. judicial act.
The plaintiff in error contends that it comes within that clause in the fifth amendment to the constitution, which inhibits, the taking of private property for public use, without just compensation. He insists that this amendment, being in favour of the liberty of the citizen, ought to be so construed as to restrain the legislative power of a state, as…
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