Jones v. Keith

Citations

• 37 Tex. 394

Syllabus

<p>1. It is competent for the Legislature to authorize the erection of a toll-bridge at the crossing of a stream by a public highway, without compensation to the riparian owners ; and it is immaterial that the riparian owners are operating a ferry at the crossing, and that its value will be impaired by the bridge.</p> <p>2. If a bridge spans a stream at the crossing of a highway, and within the limits of the highway, is to be regarded as part of the highway; and a legislative charter for the erection of such a bridge imposes no new servitude on the land of the riparian owners, and entitles them to no compensation.</p>