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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. ROBINSON

No. 86.

180 U.S. 92 (1901)

21 S.Ct. 283

45 L.Ed. 440

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. ROBINSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 7, 1901.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Andrew B. Duvall for plaintiff in error. Mr. Clarence A. Brandenburg was on his brief.

Mr. Conway Robinson and Mr. Walter D. Davidge for defendants in error. Mr. Leigh Robinson and Mr. Conway Robinson, Jr., were on their brief.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action for damages which was brought by Conway Robinson against the District of Columbia, for certain alleged trespasses on his land called the "Vineyard." The trespasses consisted in breaking and entering his close and digging a trench 386 feet long, 33 feet wide and 14 feet deep, and carrying away 4683 cubic yards of gravel. The grounds of action were presented in several counts. The District pleaded...

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