Portland & O. C. Ry. Co. v. Sanders
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: George N. Davis, Judge. Action by the Portland & Oregon City Railway Company, a corporation, against W. A. Sanders and Minnie S. Sanders, his wife, and others, to condemn a right of way for railway purposes. From a verdict and judgment in favor of defendant Sanders and wife, for the sum of $235, they appeal. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore.
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From Multnomah: George N. Davis, Judge. Action by the Portland & Oregon City Railway Company, a corporation, against W. A. Sanders and Minnie S. Sanders, his wife, and others, to condemn a right of way for railway purposes. From a verdict and judgment in favor of defendant Sanders and wife, for the sum of $235, they appeal. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action to condemn a right of way for an electric railroad across the premises of the defendant W. A. Sanders in sections 13 and 14, in township 1 south, range 1 east of the "Willamette Meridian. Commencing at the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
1, 2. It is contended that an error was committed in denying the motion of Sanders ’ counsel for a postponement of the trial. Supplying the omitted name of a defendant in a criminal action referred to in the affi*66davit in support of the motion the sworn statement for a continuance reads:
“State of Oregon,
County of Multnomah, — ss.
“I, W. A. Sanders, being duly sworn say that I am one of the above named defendants and the owner of the land sought to be appropriated by the plaintiff in the above entitled cause; that I was selected as a member of the jury panel for the January term of the circuit…
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