Chicago & Iowa Railroad v. Hopkins
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Kendall county; the Hon. H. H. Cody, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
This was a proceeding, commenced by the Chicago and Iowa Railroad Company, under the Eminent Domain act, against Robert Hopkins, Christ. Reingardt and Henry Ahrens, to condemn a certain strip of land described in the petition, for right of way. The land in question is located in De Kalb county, and the petition was filed in that county, but subsequently, by agreement of parties, the venue of the cause was changed to the circuit court of Kendall county. A trial was had in this latter county in August, 1875, in vacation, before the judge and a jury. The jury fixed the compensation and damages…
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