White Oak Railway Co. v. Gordon
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Fayette County. Action by the White Oak Railway Company against J. J. •Gordon and others. Judgment for plaintiff, defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhorter, Judge:
White Oak Railway Company, a corporation, files its petition in the circuit court of Fayette county praying for the ap*520pointment of commissioners to ascertain a just compensation for the lands of James J. Gordon, J.R. Seal, M.T. Davis and Geo. Kopmeyer proposed to be taken by the petitioner for the purposes of a railroad, filing therewith a notice to the said land owners describing the land proposed to be taken. The defendants filed their joint and separate demurrer to said peti tion; and James J. Gordon, John R. Seal and M. T. Davis filed their joint and separate answer to…
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