Winnebago Furniture Manufacturing Co. v. Wisconsin Midland Railroad
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Fond du Lao County. This is an appeal from an order appointing commissioners to assess damages for taking lands for right of way, and was made upon an amended petition of the railroad company, the original petition not being before this court. The amended petition was signed by George P. Knowles, as attorney for the railroad company, and was properly verified by him.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Fond du Lao County. This is an appeal from an order appointing commissioners to assess damages for taking lands for right of way, and was made upon an amended petition of the railroad company, the original petition not being before this court. The amended petition was signed by George P. Knowles, as attorney for the railroad company, and was properly verified by him. It states that “ the Wisconsin Midland Railroad Company, a railroad corporation duly organized and incorporated under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Wisconsin, hereby prays and…
1Opinion of the CourtPiNNEir, J.
1. The statute (sec. 1846, S. & B. Ann. Stats.) under which this proceeding was instituted provides that the petition of the corporation seeking to take lands for its use, “ if such real estate is desired for the main line of the railroad, or in part for the main line and in part for station or building grounds, yards, or other purposes, shall state,” among other things, “ that the route of said road has been located Tyy its boa/rd of directors upon the line so staked out, and that the real estate so described is required for the purpose of constructing and operating the proposed railroad.”
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