Winchester & Lexington Turnpike Road Co. v. Vimont

Judge Breck

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The decree in this case directs a sale of the Winchester and Lexington Turnpike Road, excluding the State’s interest therein, in the following manner: “The Commissioner shall first offer said road for the least number of years, for which any one will pay Vimont the sum of eleven thousand three hundred twenty dollars ninety cents, with interest, &c., and if no one will bid for said road for any number of years as above directed, he shall sell the same absolutely.”

From this decree the Company has appealed to this Court, and the only question for our…