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In 1903, the Supreme Court case of The Underground Railroad of the City of New York v. The City of New York revolved around a dispute over property rights and compensation. The Underground Railroad Company had constructed tunnels under city streets for its railway system without obtaining permission from the city or compensating it for use of public land. When discovered, the company argued that they were not required to pay because their actions benefited public transportation in general and thus served a greater good. However, this argument was rejected by both lower courts and eventually by the Supreme Court as well which upheld that private entities cannot seize or utilize public property without proper authorization and due compensation regardless if their activities serve some form of public interest.
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