Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Jones

COLLARD, Judge,

Section A.—Viewing this case from the standpoint of the appellee, who was the plaintiff below, it may be stated as follows:

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Plaintiff owned about 1350 acres of land in Collin County. Defendant’s railway ran through a part of the land, and in March, 1886, plaintiff conveyed to the company a right of way where the road was to run in consideration of $1 and the enhanced value to accrue to the land.

Expecting to still further increase the value of his land, which was all in one body, plaintiff was desirous of having the company locate a depot and town on the survey, and for this…