Harsch v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

From March, 1919, to March, 1924, the plaintiff was a tenant upon a farm of 320 acres, through which the defendant’s railroad extended easterly-westerly. 115 acres of the farm lay on the north side of the right of way, including a pasture of 55 acres. The buildings upon the farm were not far from the right of way. A lane extended from the yards across the right of way to the pasture on the northerly side. A private crossing had been constructed for the use of the farm, pursuant to Section 8011 of the Code, 1927. Gates were constructed in the right-of-way fences on each side of the crossing,…