Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad v. Morton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Marion Circuit Court. This was a proceeding by the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company, under their charter, to run their road through the land of Samuel Morton. The proceeding was begun before the judge, during the sitting of the Marion Circuit Court.
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Error to Marion Circuit Court. This was a proceeding by the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company, under their charter, to run their road through the land of Samuel Morton. The proceeding was begun before the judge, during the sitting of the Marion Circuit Court. The entry upon the record, after the title of the cause, states that the notice to the judge was given by “ Joshu.a Gentry, agent of said company,” and that said agent prayed the appointment of viewers “to examine and view said land and assess the damages done thereto by reason of the location and construction of said road and…
1Opinion of the CourtRyland, Judge
This was a proceeding by the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company to have the said road laid out through the lands of the defendant, Samuel Morton, and to have viewers appointed to assess the damages, if any, which the construction of the road will do to the lands of said Morton. This proceeding was under the charter of said railroad company. This company was incorporated by the legislature in 1847. By its charter, the company has power “ to view, lay out and construct a railroad from St. Joseph to Palmyra, thence to Hannibal; and shall, in. all things, be subjected to the same…
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- Williams v. Hartford & New-Haven Rail-RoadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1839
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