City of Portland v. Kamm

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Watson, C. J.:

This was an appeal to the circuit court from an assessment of the damages and benefits occasioned by the extension of Salmon street through a tract of land belonging to the appellant, in the city of Portland. Prom the decision of the circuit court on such appeal, the cause has been appealed to this court. A question has been presented as to the meaning and constitutionality of sec. 7 of the act of December 19, 1865, entitled “An act to authorize the city of Portland to open, lay out and widen streets and alleys, and to appropriate private property therefor,” which…