Linton v. Sharpsburg Bridge Co.
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Opinion
The opinion was delivered
— This cause was properly disposed of by the District Court. Where the law authorizes a road to be made, it authorizes the taking of the land needed for the purpose, though it should not expressly say so. And just as certainly, if not so plainly, where it authorizes the erection of a bridge, it authorizes the taking of land for its abutments, when compensation is also provided for, even though it be contained in no express terms. The necessary incidents of an authority expressly granted need not be themselves expressed.
Decree affirmed.
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