Kansas City & Southwestern Railroad v. Baird
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Cowley District Court. Action to recover damages for a railroad right-of-way. Judgment for the plaintiff Baird for $1,150, at the October term, 1886. The defendant Railroad Company brings the case here.
1Per curiam
This was an appeal from an award made by the board of county commissioners of Cowley county for damages alleged to have been sustained by Volney Baird by reason of the appropriation of a right-of-way over his land by the Kansas City & Southwestern Railroad Company. A verdict was rendered for Baird for eleven hundred and fifty dollars, and judgment entered thereon. The Railroad Company excepted, and brings the case here.
The principal question presented and argued is as to the competency of the evidence of the value of the land by witnesses, who were farmers residing within the vicinity of the…
2Cited by10 opinions
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