Legal Opinion

Leisse v. St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 25, 1876PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Appear from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited : North Missouri E. E. Co. v. Lackland, 25 Mo. 533 ; North Missouri E. E. Co. v. Eeynal, 25 Mo. 534; Hill v. Gibbs, 5 Hill, 58; Stevenson v. Cofferin, 20 N. Y. 151; Add. on Torts, 67; Twist v. Benton, 15 Mo. 619; St. Joseph v. Hamilton et al., 43 Mo. 282 ; Eogers v. Hug, 44 Mo. 116; Dill. on.Mun. Corp., sec. 474; Laughlin v. Municipality, etc., 5 La. An. 504; State v. Grover, 19 Md. 375; 31 Pa.

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Appear from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited : North Missouri E. E. Co. v. Lackland, 25 Mo. 533 ; North Missouri E. E. Co. v. Eeynal, 25 Mo. 534; Hill v. Gibbs, 5 Hill, 58; Stevenson v. Cofferin, 20 N. Y. 151; Add. on Torts, 67; Twist v. Benton, 15 Mo. 619; St. Joseph v. Hamilton et al., 43 Mo. 282 ; Eogers v. Hug, 44 Mo. 116; Dill. on.Mun. Corp., sec. 474; Laughlin v. Municipality, etc., 5 La. An. 504; State v. Grover, 19 Md. 375; 31 Pa. St. 19; Graff v. Mayor of Baltimore, 10 Md. 554. cited: Sedgw. on Dam. (6th ed.) 125; 1 Eedf. on Eys. 245, ch. 11, p„ 277, et seq.

1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.

*106The St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad Company, on July 23, 1872, commenced proceedings to condemn the land of appellants, for the purposes of the railroad. Its proceeding was by petition, which alleged that it -had become necessary, and the public convenience required, that a branch should be built along said road in the city of St. Louis, from the corner of Convent and Main streets to the northwest corner of block 73, being the intersection of the east line of Fourth street with the south line of Chouteau avenue ; and that for this purpose it was necessary for the-railroad to acquire the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. North Missouri Railroad v. LacklandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1857
  3. Benoist v. MurrinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
  4. Lane v. DobynsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1847

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  5. Comer v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884

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