Jacksonville & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Wilhite

On October 26, 1903, the appellant railway company filed its petition to condemn a strip of land belonging to W. H. Wilhite, the appellee, for "the purpose of constructing a switch to connect its main line with a switch or spur leading to the plant of the Royal Colliery Company, near thé city of Virden, in Macoupin county. Upon a hearing before a jury, judgment was entered in favor of appellee for §730, and from this judgment an appeal has been prayed to this court.

Appellee’s land, consisting of 28 acres, is in the extreme north-east corner of the section, and its length east and west is…