SPENCER v. MERCHANT

No. 872.

125 U.S. 345 (1888)

SPENCER v. MERCHANT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 2, 1888.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Matthew Hale and Mr. Albert Day for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Walter E. Ward for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court.

The leading facts of this case are as follows: The original assessment of the expenses of regulating, grading and preparing the street for travel was laid by commissioners, as directed by § 4 of the statute of 1869, upon all the lands lying within three hundred feet on either side of the street, and which, in the judgment of the commissioners, would be benefited by...

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