Legal Opinion
McElroy v. Borough of Ft. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 17, 1931No. 4433PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
Robert L. McElroy and Lula McElroybrought .this suit to recover the value of land which, they say, the Borough of Fort Lee unlawfully took from them for street purposes. The court directed a verdict for the defendant and the plaintiffs appealed.
There are two questions of law arising from two claims for damages. The first is easily disposed of. It arises under paragraphs 5, 7 and 9 of the complaint wherein the plaintiffs concede power in the defendant to change the grade of streets upon making compensation to owners of lands abutting on the streets, aver that the…
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