Chicago, Iowa & Kansas Railroad v. Knuffke
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Washington District Court. Action by The Railroad Company against Knuffke, to recover the possession of certain buildings and material. Judgment for the defendant, at the April Term, 1885. The plaiutiff brings the case here. The material facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
The Chicago, Iowa & Kansas Railroad Company instituted proceedings to condemn a right-of-way through Washington county upon which to construct and operate its road. The commissioners appointed for that purpose laid out a right-of-way through the city of Hanover, and condemned a strip of land one hundred feet wide over a lot situated in that city owned by John Knuffke, upon which certain buildings were attached and standing. In the report filed by the commissioners it is stated that the lot was taken for the right-of-way of the railroad,…
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