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Quotation from Munn v. Illinois by Supreme Court of the United States
“All that is beneficial in property arises from its use, and the fruits of that use; and whatever deprives a person of them deprives him of all that is desirable or valuable in the title and possession.”
Munn v. Illinois, Dissent of Justice Field (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Field rejects the Illinois court's view that an owner keeps his property so long as he retains title and possession.
Citation: "All that is beneficial in property arises from its use, and the fruits of that use; and whatever deprives a person of them deprives him of all that is desirable or valuable in the title and possession." — Supreme Court of the United States, Munn v. Illinois, Dissent of Justice Field (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id munn-v-illinois-q6)
Portrait: Chief Justice Morrison Waite, Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain.
