Winona & St. Peter R. R. v. Waldron
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The district court for Olmstead county, upon the petition of the Winona & St. Peter E. E. Co., appointed commissioners to assess the damages for right of way, &c. The commissioners determined and reported the compensation to be paid by tbe company to tbe defendants, Waldron and wife. Tbe defendants appealed from tbe report and'award of tbe commisioners to said district court.
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The district court for Olmstead county, upon the petition of the Winona & St. Peter E. E. Co., appointed commissioners to assess the damages for right of way, &c. The commissioners determined and reported the compensation to be paid by tbe company to tbe defendants, Waldron and wife. Tbe defendants appealed from tbe report and'award of tbe commisioners to said district court. Tbe cause was tried in tbe district court before a jury, who returned a verdict for tbe defendants, giving them increased compensation. Tbe plaintiff moved tbe court for a new trial, upon a case made and settled, “for…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Gowrt
McMillan, J.
This is a proceeding under sections 4 and 5, of chapter 21, of the Sess. Laws of 1865, to assess the damages sustained by the respondents — the owners of certain lands — by reason of the construction of the appellant’s road through them premises.
An appeal from the report of the commissioners was taken by the respondents here, to the District Court, and the cause tried and damages assessed for the respondents; whereupon the appellants moved for a new trial, which was denied. From the order denying this motion, this appeal is taken. Several exceptions to the rulings of…
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