Detroit Western Transit & Junction Railroad v. Crane

The regularity of proceedings to condemn lands for tbe purposes of a railroad is involved in tbis case. Tbe road is local to tbe city of Detroit and its vicinity, and appears to be designed to connect other roads with a union depot for that city. Tbe lands of 'respondent which are proposed to be taken are a little below tbe city. On tbe petition of tbe railroad company a jury was impaneled for tbe purposes of tbe condemnation, under tbe supervision of one of tbe circuit judges for tbe county of Wayne, and tbe jury, after taking a great amount of evidence which is before us in tbe printed…