What is BLOCK? Definition of BLOCK in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
A square or portion of a city or town inclosed by streets, whether partially or wholly oc- cupied by buildings or containing only vacant lots. Also used synonymous with "square." Weeks v. Hetland, 202 N.W. 807, 812, 813, 52 N.D. 351. The
platted portion of a city surrounded by streets. Cravens v. Putnam, 101 Kan. 161, 165 P. 801, 802. The term need not, however, be limited to blocks platted as such, but may mean an area bounded on all sides by streets or avenues. St. Louis-San Francisco R. Co. v. City of Tulsa, Okl., C.C.A.Okl., 15 F.2d 960, 963. It must be surrounded on at least three sides by streets, which must be marked on the ground, and not simply indicated as such on a plat. Seested v. Dickey, 318 Mo. 192, 300 S.W. 1088, 1098.
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