Legal Opinion

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad v. Patton

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 22, 1873PublishedCited by 11 opinions

On tbe 14tli of September, 1870, tbe commissioners Avbo were appointed under Chapter. 42 of tbe Code of West "Virginia, upon the petition of tbe Appellees, to ascertain what would be a just compensation for certain real estate of the Appellant proposed to be taken by tbe Appellees for their use, filed their report in the Circuit Court of Kanawha county.

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On tbe 14tli of September, 1870, tbe commissioners Avbo were appointed under Chapter. 42 of tbe Code of West "Virginia, upon the petition of tbe Appellees, to ascertain what would be a just compensation for certain real estate of the Appellant proposed to be taken by tbe Appellees for their use, filed their report in the Circuit Court of Kanawha county. The commissioners reported that they were of opinion that the sum of six kun(jre¿ an¿ seventy-five dollars and the construction an¿ keeping jn g00d repair by the Appellees of a substantial post and planlc fence on each side of the line of…

1Opinion of the Court

Paull, Judge.

The proceedings in this case were had upon the application and petition of the Railroad Company, to the Circuit Court of Kanawha county, for the appointment of commissioners under the provisions of the 42d Chapter of the Code of West Virginia, to ascertain what would be a just compensation to the persons entitled thereto for the real estate proposed to be taken by the Company, for the purposes stated in its application. Commissioners were appointed in August, 1870, and made and returned their report to court, under date of the 13th of Sept., 1870. This report was objected to by…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Bonafield's HeirsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Herron v. CarsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Railroad Co. v. ForemanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Railroad Co. v. HalsteadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1874
  5. Board of Education of Kanawha County v. ShaferWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1962

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