Vandalia Railroad v. Furnas
Indiana Supreme Court
From Boone Circuit Court; Willett H. Parr, Judge. Condemnation proceedings by the Vandalia Railroad Company against Ella K. Furnas. From a judgment awarding damages, the company appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtErwin, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for damages, in a proceeding to condemn, for additional right of way, lands needed by appellant for reduction of its grade of the main track. The land sought to be condemned is 67 feet wide and 2,067 feet in length off the southeast side of a tract of land containing 66 acres belonging to appellee; the southeast boundary of said tract being the' northwest boundary of appellant’s right of way, and on which the main track has been located and operated for more than forty years.
The facts established in the ease are, in substance as follows: The railroad was…
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- Speer v. Erie RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1907
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