Johnson v. Freeport & Mississippi River Railway Co.

This is a petition filed by appellee, in the county court of Jo Daviess county, to condemn the right of way over certain lands of various persons therein mentioned, and to condemn certain lots in Galena for depot purposes. The petition is in the usual form, and recites-that the company is organized and legally existing as a corporation under the general railroad and corporation statutes of Illinois, and that its object and purpose are to build and maintain a railroad from Free-port, in Stephenson county, to Galena, in Jo Daviess county, with a branch line to connect with the Chicago and…