Legal Opinion

Sewell Valley Railroad v. McClung

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1926No. 5646PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge :

In this statutory proceeding to condemn land for railroad purposes, the circuit court found that the applicant had lawful right t9 take the property described in its petition, and that the land proposed to be taken was necessary for the purposes set out in the petition; and appointed commissioners, pursuant to section 14 of chapter 42 of the Code, to ascertain according to law what would be just compensation for the land proposed to be taken. Prom this order certain of the land owners interested obtained the present writ of error. No further proceedings appear in the record.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bluefield v. BaileyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Wheeling Bridge & Terminal R'y Co. v. Wheeling Steel & Iron Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  3. White Oak Railway Co. v. GordonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Panhandle Traction Co. v. SchenkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State Ex Rel. United Fuel Gas Co. v. DeberryWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947

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