Omaha Belt Railway Co. v. Johnson

The plaintiff condemned certain real estate of the defendants situated in North Omaha. The strip condemned was seventy-five feet in width by 107J feet in length, being part of the defendants’ brick-yard. An appeal from the award of damages was taken to the district court of Douglas county, where on the trial the jury returned a verdict for $1,000 principal and $107T8/T interest. A motion for a new trial having been overruled, judgment was entered on the verdict.

The error relied upon in this court is, that the verdict is against the weight of evidence — in other words, is excessive.

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