Haslam v. Galena & Southern Wisconsin R. R.

This was a proceeding on the part of the appellee to condemn a right of way under the Statute of Eminent Domain, passed at the last session of the legislature. The petition by which it was commenced was presented to the county judge, in vacation, on the 12th of July. He thereupon indorsed an order setting it for hearing on the 24th of July, and directing the clerk to issue a summons, returnable on that day. The clerk did so, and also issued a venire for a jury, returnable on the same day.

The first point made by the counsel for appellant is that this was error, because the regular term of…