Legal Opinion

Vandalia Railroad Co. v. Mizer

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 9, 1916No. 22,869PublishedCited by 6 opinions

From Clay Circuit Court; Solon A. Bnloe, Special' Judge. Drainage proceeding on the petition of Daniel J. Mizer and others. From the judgment rendered, the Vandalia Railroad Company appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.

Appellees filed their petition in the Clay Circuit Court to drain lands in Eel River bottoms, by straightening, widening and deepening the channel of the stream, from a designated point in Clay County to the place where.it empties into White River, near Worthington. Appellant’s right of way crosses Eel River a short distance above its confluence with White River, and, at .the crossing, appellant has a bridge 135 feet long, and an adjoining trestle 60 feet long. The railroad, at this point, puns east and west, and Eel River approaches the bridge from a direction somewhat east of north. After…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Thorn v. SilverIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Stout v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Karr v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Keiser v. MillsIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Bemis v. Guirl Drainage Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1914

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Howard v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Tomahawk Village Apartments v. FarrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Thomas v. EadsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Brown v. Northern Indiana Land Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Carson v. Oklahoma Dredging Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931

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