Baron v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
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| Baron v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore | |
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| Citation | 32 U.S. (7 Pct.) 243 (1833) |
| Date decided | 1833 |
Facts
Baron sued the city for diverting streams and making the water by the wharf that he owned too shallow for boats.
Issues
Whether the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment applies to the city.
Holding
The constitution was ordained and established by the people of the United States for themselves, for their own government, and not for the government of the individual states.
Rules
The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is intended solely as a limitation on the exercise of power by the government of the United States, and is not applicable to the legislation of the states.
