St. Louis, Ft. Scott & Wichita Railroad v. Martin
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Greenwood District Court. The nature of the action, and the facts, appear in the opinion. At the August Term, 1882, of the district court, plaintiff Martin had judgment against the defendant Railroad Company, which brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was a proceeding originally instituted by the St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita railroad company, to condemn a strip of land through Greenwood county, for the purpose of appropriating the same as a right of way for the company’s railroad. The facts of the case are substantially as follows: On October 10, 1881, the St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita railroad company, by its attorney J. F. Hill, applied to the judge of the district court of Greenwood county to appoint three commissioners, under § 87 of the act relating to corporations, to…
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