Abbott v. Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wauhesha county: James J. Dick, Circuit Judge. This is a condemnation proceeding, instituted hy the defendant company, for the purpose of permanently acquiring the right of way for an interurban railroad over the property described in the petition.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wauhesha county: James J. Dick, Circuit Judge. This is a condemnation proceeding, instituted hy the defendant company, for the purpose of permanently acquiring the right of way for an interurban railroad over the property described in the petition. It appears that the defendant is a corporation duly organized under the laws of Wisconsin and authorized to construct, maintain, and operate, “by electricity or other power, street railways for ihe transportation of passengers, mail, express, merchandise, and other freight,” in the state of Wisconsin.…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecker, J.
The principal contention of appellant is that the only ground, if any, upon which respondent can recover is for damages she has suffered, as an abutting prop*637erty owner, on account of the running of interurban tr'ains or-cars over the street railroad tracks placed on Lincoln avenue. As shown in the statement of facts, appellant has been and is-now operating an interurban street railroad, extending from the city of Milwaukee to and into the city of Waukesha over-the street in question, and by this proceeding it undertakes to condemn and permanently appropriate all the rights of property which…
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- Buchner v. Chicago, Milwaukee & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Lyon v. Green Bay & Minnesota Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Carli v. Stillwater Street Railway & Transfer Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Hobart v. Milwaukee City RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
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