Supreme Court of Missouri May 24, 1894 (Funke v. City of St. Louis)

Sherwood, J.

I. The salient question presented by this record is whether the property of plaintiff has been injuriously affected in such a way as to fall within the meaning of the words “taken or damaged," used in our constitution. That her property has not been “taken” will readily be conceded. Has it been “damaged' ' within that meaning 1 The contention of plaintiff is that it has.