Village of Prairie du Rocher v. Schoening-Koenigsmark Milling Co.

This was a petition filed in the county court of Randolph county by the village of Prairie du Rocher, appellee, to condemn about 2.46 acres of land belonging to the Schoening-Koenigsmark Milling Company for the purpose of changing the course and channel of a certain creek which flows through said village. A cross-petition was filed, alleging damages to land not taken. On a hearing the jury assessed the damages of appellant for land actually taken at $750 and damages to that not taken at $600. A judgment was entered on the verdict, from which this appeal was prayed.

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