special and direct benefit
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From 269 U.S. 411 - United States v. River Rouge Improvement Co. · 1926Most cited · 487 citing opinions
An increase in the value of the remaining portion of any parcel of land caused by its frontage on the widened river, carrying a right of immediate access to and use of the improved stream, would constitute a special and direct benefit within the meaning of the statute, as distinguished from a benefit common to all the lands in the vicinity, although the remaining portions of other riparian parcels would be similarly benefited.