Kansas City & Topeka Railway Co. v. Splitlog

Opinion by

StraNG, C.:

Appeal from the report of commissioners assessing damages for land taken by the plaintiff for a right-of-way. Amount of damages assessed, $32,760. Trial had on the appeal in the district court, before a jury, March 29, 1888, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the appellants in the sum of $49,101.93. The plaintiff presented a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and it brings the case to this court, and alleges that several errors occurred in the trial of the case below, for.which it should be reversed.

The first error complained of is the admission of the…