Colorado Cent. R. v. Allen

In September, 1877, appellant filed in the county court its petition to condemn for railway purposes certain lands belonging to the defendant, Cora Allen, who was then a non-resident of the state. The petition contained no averment of the value of the lands sought to be taken, nor of the amount involved in the proceeding. An order *231of publication was made, notice was published, and the defendant Cora, not appearing, was defaulted. Commissioners were thereupon appointed, who reported the compensation for her said lands to be $180. This report was filed and approved October 9, 1877, and no…