Legal Opinion

Union Railway Co. v. Raine

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1905PublishedCited by 17 opinions

FROM SHELBY. Appeal frpm the Circuit Court of Shelby County. —J. P. Young, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkes

This is an action for condemnation of land for railroad purposes in the exercise of eminent domain. The right to condemn the land is not controverted, and the only question before us is the compensation that should be allowed the land owners as damages. There was atrial in the court below before the judge and a jury, and a vérdict and judgment for $5,000; and for this amount, and interest from the date of the occupation, judgment was rendered.

There is nothing to show definitely how much of this was given for the value of the land taken, nor how much *572was for incidental damages to the remainder…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Alloway v. NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Railway Co. v. Telford's ExecutorsTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Railroad v. FrenchTennessee Supreme Court · 1897

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Territory of Hawaii v. AdelmeyerHawaii Supreme Court · 1961
  2. People v. LoopCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  3. Transwestern Pipe Line Company v. YandellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Lewisburg & N. R. v. HindsTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Coos Bay Logging Co. v. BarclayOregon Supreme Court · 1938

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