Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Town of Decatur
Supreme Court of Georgia
Condemnation. Before Judge Eoan. DeKalb superior court. December 1, 1906. The Town of Decatur instituted condemnation proceedings against the Georgia Eailroad and Banking Company and the Louisville and Nashville Eailroad Company, as provided in the Civil Code, §4657 et seq., for the purpose of opening a new street, in the town, across the track and right of way of these companies.
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Condemnation. Before Judge Eoan. DeKalb superior court. December 1, 1906. The Town of Decatur instituted condemnation proceedings against the Georgia Eailroad and Banking Company and the Louisville and Nashville Eailroad Company, as provided in the Civil Code, §4657 et seq., for the purpose of opening a new street, in the town, across the track and right of way of these companies. The town entered an appeal to the superior court from the award made by the assessors, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the' railroad companies for $10. Their motion for a new trial was-overruled, and…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. The first,-second, and third grounds of the amended motion for new trial assign error upon rulings whereby the testimony of certain witnesses was excluded. The first and second grounds *503are as follows: “The court erred in excluding the testimony of W. M. Robinson, a witness for the defendants, as to the cost to the defendants of constructing the crossing over the right of way of the railroad, with one railroad track thereon, and the cost to' the defendant of maintaining the same.” And “The court erred in excluding the testimony of the same witness as to the cost of…
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