Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Melville

This was a proceeding under the eminent domain act of 1872, to condemn appellee’s land for right of way for appellant’s railroad. There was a trial by jury, and a report made by which the jury ascertained appellee’s damages to be $1450, and, in their report, superadded to these damages that appellant was to provide, maintain and keep open at all times two under crossings in the lot north of the public highway, one crossing on the north side of the .contemplated piling, on hard ground, and one on the south side of said lot, within eight rods of the north side of said public highway, said…