Burlington Gas Light Co. v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.

Citations

• 165 U.S. 370
• 17 S. Ct. 359
• 41 L. Ed. 749
• 1897 U.S. LEXIS 1980

Syllabus

<p>The use. of the land, the subject of this controversy, being a public use, and within the authority granted by the original reservation, the extent of that use is a matter for determination by the public authorities of Burlington, and cannot be restrained by an adjoining lot owner, without reference to his right to compensation for the injury to his lots.</p>