Burghen v. Erie Railroad

This is a demurrer by the Erie Railroad Company to the plaintiffs’ complaint. The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs are the owners of various parcels or lots of real estate abutting on or adjacent to what is known as “ Smokes Greek ” each of the plaintiffs being the owner of a separate lot or parcel which is described and designated in the complaint. The complaint then alleges that, since the plaintiffs purchased and became the owners of their several properties, the defendant railroad companies have each erected bridges over and across the creek in question, and have so constructed the…