Spencer v. Point Pleasant & Ohio R. R.
West Virginia Supreme Court
The opinion of the Court contains a sufficient statement of the facts of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
GreeN, Judge:
The proper determination of the questions involved in this cause will depend largely upon the true construction of section 9 of article 8 of our Constitution. See Acts of 1872-73, p. 6. It is as follows: “Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use, without just compensation; nor shall the same be taken by any company, incorporated for the purpose of internal improvement, until just compensation shall have been paid or secured to be paid to the owner; and when private property shall be taken or damaged, for public use for the use of such corporations the…
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