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Selden vs. City of Jacksonville

SELDEN et al. v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE.

14 L.R.A. 370 | 1891-12-22

Supreme Court of Florida
 
Appeal from circuit court, Duval county; JAMES M. BAKER, Judge.
 
Suit by George Selden and others for an injunction to restrain the city of Jacksonville from erecting a viaduct for the purpose of changing the grade of a certain street. From an order denying the application plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed.Syllabus by the Court
 
1. The guaranty of a constitution that private property shall not be ‘taken’ or ‘appropriated’ without compensation does not extend to mere consequential damages resulting to property abutting on a street from a change of grade of...