Kansas City, Olathe, Lawrence & Topeka Railway Co. v. Weidenmann

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

In a proceeding to condemn a right of way for an interurban railroad, laid out between Kansas City and Olathe, the Kansas City, Olathe, Lawrence & Topeka Railway Company appropriated a strip of land through the 160-acre farm of John Weiden-' mann. For the land taken and the injury to the residue of the tract the commissioners allowed Weidenmann $1935 as damages. An appeal was taken to the district court, where the award was increased to $2937.50. In this court the railway company challenges the methods by which the values and damages…