Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Rich
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Lyon Listriot Court. Trespass, brought by Rich. Trial at the September Term 1875 of the district court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and the Telegraph Company, defendant,, brings the case here. All necessary facts appear in the subjoined opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
1. case-made. Rich sued the telegraph company in the Lyon county district court to recover $435, treble the value of trees and vines belonging to Rich, and on his land, and alleged to have been cut down and destroyed by the agents and employés of the telegraph company. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict returned of $270, which judgment the telegraph company asks to be reviewed. Rich has filed a motion to strike out portions of the case-made filed in this court, for the reason that in the original case-made, as signed by the judge, the…
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