Colvill v. St. Paul & Chicago Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
In this case, as in the cases of Simmons, and Grannis, against tbe same defendant, (18 Minn. 184; id. 194,) an appeal was taken from the report of commissioners appointed under the defendant’s charter to make an appraisal and award for lands taken by the defendant for the purpose of its road, to the district court for Goodhue county. Upon the trial the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.
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In this case, as in the cases of Simmons, and Grannis, against tbe same defendant, (18 Minn. 184; id. 194,) an appeal was taken from the report of commissioners appointed under the defendant’s charter to make an appraisal and award for lands taken by the defendant for the purpose of its road, to the district court for Goodhue county. Upon the trial the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. Defendant moved for a new trial, which was denied, and from the order denying such motion an appeal is taken to this court. The questions presented are similar to those in the' cases above mentioned, and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Ripley, Ch. J.
The grounds of the motion for a new trial from the order denying which this appeal is taken, are:
1. Excessive damages appearing to have been given under the influence .of passion and prejudice.
2. That the verdict was not justified by the evidence, and is contrary to law.
3. Errors in law occurring at the trial and excepted to.
The first is not urged. In support of the-second it is said, that on the question of the value of the property, the whole testimony in the case shows that the damages awarded by the jury were very much in excess of a large majority of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carli v. Stillwater & Saint Paul RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
- Winona & St. Peter R. R. v. WaldronSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1866
- Simmons v. St. Paul & Chicago Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
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