Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern Railroad v. Ryan
Supreme Court of Kansas
Mtot from, Leavenworth District Court. The Leavenworth & Olathe Railroad Company, contemplating the building of a railroad from Leavenworth to Ola-the, Kas., was incorporated September 27, 1886. The Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern Railway Company, contemplating the building of a railroad from Kansas City to the Nebraska state line, was incorporated November 24, 1885. These two companies, the Olathe company and the railway company were, upon March 28, 1887, consolidated…
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Mtot from, Leavenworth District Court. The Leavenworth & Olathe Railroad Company, contemplating the building of a railroad from Leavenworth to Ola-the, Kas., was incorporated September 27, 1886. The Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern Railway Company, contemplating the building of a railroad from Kansas City to the Nebraska state line, was incorporated November 24, 1885. These two companies, the Olathe company and the railway company were, upon March 28, 1887, consolidated into the Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern Railroad Company. Upon November 24, 1886, the district judge of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
1 New trial duty to grant. 2 Mustie granted. In passing upon the motion for a new trial, the trial judge stated, inter alia, “that the verdict did not meet the approval of his judgment;” that it was “largely in excess of what would be full compensation to the owner of the land;” that he would “stand out of the way,” and then overruled the motion. It has been the unvarying decision of this court to permit no verdict to stand unless both the jury and the court trying the cause could, within the rules prescribed, approve the same. When the…
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- Thomas v. . DickinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
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- Pingery v. Cherokee & Dakota Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1889
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- City of Tacoma v. Tacoma Light & Water Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1897
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