St. Louis, Lawrence & Denver Railroad v. Wilder
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Douglas District Court. The proceedings in the district court were had upon an appeal taken by the Railroad Company from an award for damages made 'to Wilder by commissioners appointed in April 1872 to lay off a route for said company’s railroad, etc., and to ascertain the proper description and quantity of land necessary for such purpose out of each tract or parcel of land, etc., and to appraise the value of any such tract, and to assess the damages thereto, etc.
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Error from Douglas District Court. The proceedings in the district court were had upon an appeal taken by the Railroad Company from an award for damages made 'to Wilder by commissioners appointed in April 1872 to lay off a route for said company’s railroad, etc., and to ascertain the proper description and quantity of land necessary for such purpose out of each tract or parcel of land, etc., and to appraise the value of any such tract, and to assess the damages thereto, etc. Wilder was dissatisfied with the appraisement and assessment made by said commissioners, and appealed to the district…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of. the court was delivered by
"Valentine, J.:
This was a proceeding for the condemnation of a certain strip of land for railroad purposes. It seems that formerly A. G. DaLee owned the N.E. J of the S.W. J of section 1, township 13, range 19, in Douglas county. The tract contained forty acres. DaLee sold said land to A. M. Wilder for $2,400, receiving $400 down, and was to receive $2,000 more on long time. No deed has yet been executed for'the land, but D^Lee gave to Wilder a title bond for a deed. Said $2,000 has not yet been paid, nor any part thereof, nor is it yet due. The land…
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