Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Co. v. Griesser
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Sedgwick Court of Common Pleas. Action by Kate Griesser and Peter Getto, guardian of the minor heirs of Severin Griesser, deceased, against the Chicago} Kansas & Nebraska Railway Company, to recover for damages by defendant in constructing its road through the land of such heirs. Verdict aud judgment for plaintiffs, on July 6, 1889. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Simpson, C.:
This action was commenced in the district court of Sedgwick county on the 27th, day of February, 1888, to recover for damages done to the land of the minor heirs of Severin Griesser by the construction of a line of railway through said land by the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Company. It was tried in the court of common pleas, having been duly transferred thereto, and resulted in a general verdict for the plaintiffs for $1,200. The railway company bring the case here for review, and the principal contention clusters about the regularity of certain *664condemnation…
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