Meriwether v. Garrett

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1880-12-13

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*501 Mb. Chief Justice Waite' announced the conclusions reached by the- court as follows: ■ — ■ 1. Property held for public uses, such as public buildings, streets, squares, parks, promenades, wharves, landing-places, fire-engines, hose and hose-carriages, engine-houses, engineering instruments, and. generally everything held for governmental purposes, ca…

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