Van Riper v. Essex Public Road Board

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

This certified case asks of this court answers to two questions.

The first of these questions is, whether section eleven of the act constituting “ The Essex Public Road Board,” approved March 20th, 1869, applies to “ Bloomfield avenue,” which was laid out and constructed pursuant to a supplement to said act, approved February 16th, 1870. (Pamph. L., 1870,p. 181.)

The section of the act of 1869 here referred to, contains a provision giving damages to the owners of lands located along the line of the road constructed or widened,…