Oregon R. & Nav. Co. v. Taffe
Oregon Supreme Court
From Wasco: William L. Bradshaw, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Eakin. This is an action by tbe Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company, against I. H. Taffe, M. E. Taffe and Celilo Improvement Company, and is brought under Chapter 1, Title 45, L. O. L. (Sections 6857-6871), to condemn a right of way adjacent to the line of plaintiff’s railroad for the purpose of straightening its track at a point near Celilo, about 15 miles east of The Dalles, alleging the value…
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From Wasco: William L. Bradshaw, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Eakin. This is an action by tbe Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company, against I. H. Taffe, M. E. Taffe and Celilo Improvement Company, and is brought under Chapter 1, Title 45, L. O. L. (Sections 6857-6871), to condemn a right of way adjacent to the line of plaintiff’s railroad for the purpose of straightening its track at a point near Celilo, about 15 miles east of The Dalles, alleging the value of the property sought to be condemned at $750. The answer admits the allegations of the complaint, except as to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eakin
1. If the judgment entered by the court was the proper one, then this appeal is vain as to the alleged errors occurring at the trial. "We are therefore considering first the alleged error in rendering the judgment of dismissal. The question involved has been incidentally touched upon in former opinions of this *107court, but not directly decided. The real controversy is as to what judgment may be entered in plaintiff’s favor from which it may appeal. Upon this matter we get but little aid from the decisions of other states, for the reason that there is very little similarity between their…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- City of Chicago v. BarbianIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- St. Louis, Lawrence & Denver Railroad v. WilderSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
- Oregon R. & N. Co. v. EastlackOregon Supreme Court · 1909
- Denver & New Orleans R. R. v. LambornSupreme Court of Colorado · 1885
- Gear v. Dubuque & Sioux City RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
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