Keener v. Union Pac. Ry. Co.

I have two cases that were argued at last term which I wish to dispose of first. One is the case of Keener v. Union Pac. Ry. Co. There are two actions, but the same facts appear in each. The action is one of ejectment, to recover a portion of the right of way of the defendant railroad company. The facts are these: In 1866, the quarter section over which this right of way runs was the property of Charles F. Groesclaud, a resident of this county. He conveyed it on that day to William McMurphy, of Illinois. The deed was recorded. In 1868, condemnation proceedings w'ere instituted under the…