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UNITED STATES v. RUSSELL

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80 U.S. 623 (1871)

13 Wall. 623

20 L.Ed. 474

UNITED STATES, v. RUSSELL.

Supreme Court of United States.

November 27, 1871.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. B.H. Bristow, Solicitor-General, and Mr. C.H. Hill, Assistant Attorney-General, for the United States, appellant:

Messrs. Weed, Cooley, Clarke, and Corwine, contra.

Mr. Justice CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.*

Private property, the Constitution provides, shall not be taken for public use without just compensation, and it is clear that there are few safeguards ordained in the fundamental law against oppression and the exercise of arbitrary power of more ancient origin or of greater value to the citizen, as the provision for compensation, except in certain extreme cases, is a condition...

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