Kœlle v. Knecht
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding. This was a bill filed by Daniel Knecht and Augustus Lenz, against William Kcelle, John Koslle and Christian Koelle, and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, to enjoin the carrying of freight or coal over the complainants’ switch on their land, except the freight and coal of complainants, or persons licensed by them.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding. This was a bill filed by Daniel Knecht and Augustus Lenz, against William Kcelle, John Koslle and Christian Koelle, and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, to enjoin the carrying of freight or coal over the complainants’ switch on their land, except the freight and coal of complainants, or persons licensed by them. A decree was rendered in accordance with the prayer of the bill.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
In November, 1870, Christian Kcelle, in consideration of $200 paid to him by Daniel Knecht, Alpheus Boling and Joseph Schmisseur, granted to them a right of way, in this language: “I, for the consideration hereinafter named, do hereby convey to Daniel Knecht, Joseph Schmisseur and Alpheus Boling the right of way for a switch, from the St. Louis and Southeastern Railway across my laud, fifteen feet wide, to the lands of the said Schmisseur, near the turnpike, where the same was located by the said railroad company by its engineer, in section 6, township 1 north, range 8 west, in St. Clair…
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