Sherman v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Eamsey county, where the action was tried before Brill, J., and a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
The railway company, appellant in this court, instituted condemnation proceedings to ascertain the damages for the appropriation of a portion of a certain 80-acre tract of land owned by respondent. Upon the trial in the district court, certain exceptions were reserved by appellant, which we will proceed to consider.
1. Witnesses shown to be competent and acquainted with the premises and their location and surroundings, w'ere permitted, against the objection of the company, to express their opinions as to the amount of damages caused to respondent by the appropriation and occupation of the land…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Warren v. First Division of St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Weir v. St. Paul, Stillwater & Taylor's Falls RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- Stinson v. Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Bryant v. LordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- Whitacre v. Saint Paul & Sioux City RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
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3Cited by20 opinions
- San Diego Land & Town Co. v. NealeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
- Ranck v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- City of Los Angeles v. HughesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927
- State Ex Rel. Yapp v. ChaseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Theodore Maxfield Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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