Wier v. St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Err07' from Bourbon District Court. This was a condemnation proceeding, begun on March 7, 1885, by Eveline Wier, to appraise the value of certain lands appropriated in 1881 by the St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad Company, for a right-of-way, depot grounds and stock yards, and to assess the damages to her adjacent land, resulting from the construction of the railroad at that time.
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Err07' from Bourbon District Court. This was a condemnation proceeding, begun on March 7, 1885, by Eveline Wier, to appraise the value of certain lands appropriated in 1881 by the St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad Company, for a right-of-way, depot grounds and stock yards, and to assess the damages to her adjacent land, resulting from the construction of the railroad at that time. The commissioners appointed by the judge of the district court reported after an inspection that Eveline Wier was entitled to damages from the railroad company in the sum of $2,000. From this award both…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
JOHNSTON, J.:
The St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad Company constructed its railroad through the county of Bourbon, and over certain lands of Eveline Wier, in the early summer of 1881. The company took and occupied land of the plaintiff’s for a right-of-way, depot grounds and stock yards, with her consent, and upon agreements whereby certain conditions were subsequently to be performed by the railroad company. The terms of the agreement or agreements made *139are now the subject of dispute. The plaintiff claims that tbe conditions were not observed…
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