Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. State ex rel. Ward

The appellee brought suit to 'foreclose a drainage lien against appellant’s railroad, alleging appellant’s continued ownership of the road, and refusal to pay the lien. Appellant answered by a general denial. There was a trial and finding in favor of appellee, and judgment for a foreclosure of the lien. There was no order for the sale of appellant’s road, but a personal judgment was rendered against the appellant for the amount of [the assessment, the attorneys’ fees and costs of suit.

Appellant objected and excepted to the personal judgment rendered against it, and its motion to modify the…