Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Allen

Hatcher, Pííesident:

This is a condemnation proceeding. Several years ago Grover Allen became the owner of a tract of about fourteen acres near the Big Bend tunnel on the C. & 0. railroad. He was desirous of building a house within a few feet of his boundary line, and acquired from a neighbor about two-thirds of an acre adjoining, for use as a back yard. The house was built with stone walls and is estimated to have cost about $9,500. Two years ago he added 29 acres to his boundary, all of which is valuable only for farming purposes. In this proceeding the railroad company condemns practically…