Legal Opinion

Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Railway Co. v. Bentley

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 11, 1914PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Letcher Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

William Eogers Clay,, Commissioner

— Affirming.

Plaintiff, Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Eailway Company, instituted this proceeding in the Letcher County Court to condemn a lot of ground, consisting of one and two-hundredths acres, situated in the town of Jenkins, and belonging to defendants, J. H. Bentley and Mary Bentley. The commissioners appointed by the county court fixed the value of the lot at $21,500. Plaintiff excepted to the finding of the commissioners, and on a trial before a jury a verdict fixing the value of the lot at $37,000 was rendered. On appeal to the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Montana Railway Co. v. WarrenSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co. v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. Chandler v. Jamaica Pond Aqueduct Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
  4. Calor Oil & Gas Co. v. FranzellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
  5. Lawrence v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Louisville Nashville Rr. Co. v. Burnam, TrusteeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
  2. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Wadsworth Electric Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  3. Louisville Nashville Railroad Co. v. HargisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  4. Louisville & N. R. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920
  5. Davidson v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. State Highway CommissionCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933

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