Minnesota Belt Line Railway & Transfer Co. v. Gluek
Supreme Court of Minnesota
In proceedings to condemn land for railway purposes, tbe landowners severally appealed to the district court for Bamsey county, where the appeals were tried together before Kelly, J., and separate verdicts, aggregating $9,000, were rendered. The railway company appeals from an order refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
This is an appeal from the award of commissioners in the matter of the condemnation of certain lands described in the petition, for railway purposes.
1. Upon the trial in the district court, a witness for respondent, upon the question of damages, was asked the value of the land in question, on the day the award was filed, and answered, “About $1,200 per acre,” and then volunteered the additional statement, “We were offered $1,100.” Counsel for the railway company there*464upon moved to strike out that portion of his answer, but before the court had ruled on the motion, and while it was pending,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bryant v. LordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- Emmons v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
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- Atkinson v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
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