Legal Opinion

C. B. U. P. Rld. Co. v. Twine

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1880PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Erro?' from Atchison District Court. Action brought by Twine against the Bailroad Company, to recover damages for obstructing plaintiff’s access to a certain lot belonging to him. Trial at the June Term, 1878,, of the district court, and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant brings the case here for review. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.

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Erro?' from Atchison District Court. Action brought by Twine against the Bailroad Company, to recover damages for obstructing plaintiff’s access to a certain lot belonging to him. Trial at the June Term, 1878,, of the district court, and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant brings the case here for review. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The petition does not allege such special injuries suffered,, to have resulted from the acts of the defendant, as.would authorize a recovery within the rule laid down in the case of A. & N. Rld. Co. v. Garside, 10 Kas. 552.. It was…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brewer, J.:

The defendant in error brought an action in the district court of Atchison county, against the Central

*588Branch Union Pacific railroad company, alleging in substance that he was the owner of a certain lot in the city of Atchison, occupied by the said Wm. M. Twine as a residence; and that on the south line of said lot there was an alley set apart and dedicated to the use of the public, and for the use'and benefit of adjoining lot-owners; that said alley was the only way by which the said Win. M. Twine could have ingress to and egress from the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. President of Cincinnati v. Lessee of WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  2. Lexington & Ohio Rail Road v. ApplegateCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1839
  3. Haynes v. ThomasIndiana Supreme Court · 1855
  4. Stetson v. Chicago & Evanston RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  5. Atchison & Nebraska Railroad v. GarsideSupreme Court of Kansas · 1873

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. Union Building Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Foster Lumber Co. v. Arkansas Valley & W. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  3. Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889
  4. Kansas, Nebraska & Dakota Railway Co. v. CuykendallSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889
  5. Board of Directors of St. Francis Levee District v. BartonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909

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