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Martin v. District of Columbia, 205 U.S. 135 (1907)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Martin v. District of Columbia, 205 U.S. 135 (1907)
Martin v. District of Columbia No, 190, 191 Argued January 29, 1907 Decided March 11, 1907 205 U.S. 135
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Constitutional rights, like others, are matters of degree, and a street opening statute which has stood for a long time will not be declared unconstitutional as taking property without compensation because, in a particular instance, the amount assessed under the strict letter of the statute exceeded the value of the property, but the statute should be so interpreted, as is possible in this case, so that the apportionment of damages be limited to the benefit.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Martin v. District of Columbia, 205 U.S. 135 (1907) in 205 U.S. 135 205 U.S. 137. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MLQACRZWLDNQERQ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Martin v. District of Columbia, 205 U.S. 135 (1907), in 205 U.S. 135, page 205 U.S. 137. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MLQACRZWLDNQERQ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Martin v. District of Columbia, 205 U.S. 135 (1907). cited in 1907, 205 U.S. 135, pp.205 U.S. 137. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MLQACRZWLDNQERQ.
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