Chicago Rock-Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Hosman

Plaintiff Railway Company brought condemnation proceeding seeking to obtain right of way across land of defendants in Grundy County for the purpose of constructing and maintaining thereon its double track railroad. The commissioners duly appointed awarded defendants damages in the sum of $1000. Exceptions timely filed by the defendants to the report of the commissioners were tried to the court and a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the defendants in the sum of $2250. The plaintiff has appealed.

The record discloses that the following part of plaintiff's statement is correct, and…