Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Railway Co. v. Smith
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Decatur Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtCoffey, J.
This was an action by the appellee against the appellant to recover the possession of real estate.
The complaint is in the statutory form usually employed in such actions.
The appellant filed a counter-claim alleging, in substance, that it owned the land in controversy, having acquired title thereto by deed from Henry L. Burk on the 18th day of December, 1852; that said land consists of a strip deeded for the right of way for a railroad; that the appellant and its grantors successively took and held possession of said right of way by constructing a railroad thereon, and by running daily a large…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- West v. WestIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
- Uhl v. HarveyIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
- Kidwell v. KidwellIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad v. OylerIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
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- Wickwire v. Town of AngolaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1892
- State ex rel. Harrison v. OsbornIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Baltes v. Bass Foundry & Machine WorksIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- McCloskey v. DavisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1893
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