Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Hamilton

The opinion, of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiffs prosecuted this action to enjoin the defendant from cutting fences placed by the Santa Fe railway company around a lake constructed on land owned by the defendant, but which had been condemned by the railway company for the purpose of building a reservoir to secure water for the operation of its railroad. After condemnation, the railway company leased the property to the Havana Country Club as a site for a clubhouse and other pertinent buildings for the purpose of maintaining a hunting, fishing, bathing, boating and…