Ring v. Mississippi River Bridge Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Louisiana Court of Common Pleas. cited in argument, Walther vs. Warner, 25 Mo., 277; Evans vs. Iiaefner, 29 Mo., 141.
1Opinion of the Court
WagNEk, Judge,
delivered tlie opinion of tbe court.
Plaintiff brought his suit for damages against the defendant, for taking possession of and appropriating a strip of ground belonging to him, for the construction of a road track and approaches to their bridge.
The answer, among other things, set up tliat in pursuance of authority the defendant entered upon tbe premises for the purpose of appropriating the ground to build a track connecting the bridge with the railroad ; that it took steps to have the same condemned by a proceeding drily instituted; that commissioners were appointed to view the…
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