Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Railway Co. v. Hughes

Opinion of the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Reversing both on original and' cross-appeals.

On February 16th, 1911, James Hughes and wife, in consideration of $1,000.00 in hand .paid, conveyed to the Sandy Yalley & Elkhorn Railway Company a strip of ■land 100 feet wide through their farm in Pike county. Among other provisions of the deed is the following;. . . for the consideration aforesaid do'hereby release and discharge the grantee, its successors and assigns, of all liability to fence said strip of land, and all claims for damages to said premises and any adjoining •property of…