Chicago Southern Railway Co. v. Nolin
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Iroquois county; the Hon. Frank Harry, Judge, presiding. Appellant, the Chicago Southern Railway Company, filed a petition in the county court of Iroquois county for condemnation of a strip of land across the farm of William T. Nolin, the appellee, which is situated in Iroquois county. The strip extends north and south through the farm. The south 950.7 feet of the strip is 200 feet in width and the balance is 100 feet in width.
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Appeal from the County Court of Iroquois county; the Hon. Frank Harry, Judge, presiding. Appellant, the Chicago Southern Railway Company, filed a petition in the county court of Iroquois county for condemnation of a strip of land across the farm of William T. Nolin, the appellee, which is situated in Iroquois county. The strip extends north and south through the farm. The south 950.7 feet of the strip is 200 feet in width and the balance is 100 feet in width. Nolin filed a cross-petition, praying that damages to the balance of the farm, caused by the location, construction and operation of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
At the close of all the evidence in the case the petitioner moved the court to exclude from the consideration of the jury the testimony of one Lockhart, a witness who testified on behalf of Nolin as to the damages to lands not taken, for the reason that he included in his estimate improper elements of damages. The motion was denied. The same motion was made as to the testimony of other witnesses who testified on Nolin’s behalf. Petitioner here contends that it was error to overrule these motions. These witnesses, after testifying on their direct examination to an amount that the portion of…
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