Blake v. Ohio River Railroad
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Cabell County. Action by Cappie B. Blake against the Ohio River Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhorter, President :
Orí the 8th day of July, 1892, the Ohio River Railroad Company, under the provisions of chapter 52, Code, after notice to the owner, Cappie B. Blake, made application to Justice T. W. Taylor, of Cabell County, to appoint commissioners to ascertain what would be a just compensation to be paid said Blake for certain gravel and dirt proposed by it to be taken for use in the construction and maintenance of its road, etc. Commissioners were appointed, and qualified, and reported Blake’s damages or compensation at nine hundred and fifty dollars, which report was filed in the…
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