Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad v. Bugbee
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John C. Carver, Judge, presiding._ This is a condemnation proceeding, brought by the appellant to condemn a strip of land through a farm of the appellees, located about twenty-five miles south of Chicago and near Glenwood on the line of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John C. Carver, Judge, presiding._ This is a condemnation proceeding, brought by the appellant to condemn a strip of land through a farm of the appellees, located about twenty-five miles south of Chicago and near Glenwood on the line of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad. The strip, sought to be condemned, contains four acres of ground, and the farm of appellees, through which the strip ran, consisted of one hundred and sixty acres. The appellees entered their appearance and claimed compensation for the land taken, and, by way of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—It is claimed by the appellant company, that the verdict is excessive. The record shows, that the jury made an examination and took a view of the farm and its surroundings. The valuation, placed upon the land by the witnesses for the appellant, was from $65.00 to $90.00 per acre, while the estimate of value given by the witnesses for the appellees varied from $125.00 to $200.00 per acre. In awarding $500.00 as compensation for the four acres taken, the jury evidently accepted $125.00 per acre as the correct value.
In arriving at the amount of the damages to the portion of the farm not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago & Evanston Railroad v. BlakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad v. McKinleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad v. DickinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Sewell v. Chicago Terminal Transfer RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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