Dudley v. Minnesota & Northwestern Railway Co.

The sheriff’s jury, to assess the damage for the location of the right of way over plaintiff’s land, was summoned at the instance of defendant. The application is for appraisers to assess the damages “ for a one-hundred foot right of way in and over the following described tracts or parcels of land, * * * to-wit: The north half of the southeast quarter, and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter. * * *” The application then directs the sheriff to “appoint six freeholders of the county,” etc., “to assess the damage which the said Dudley will sustain by the appropriation of said right…