Legal Opinion

City of Decatur v. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 14, 1897No. 17,896PublishedCited by 7 opinions

From the Adams Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtHackney, J.

The appellees, The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company and The Cincinnati, Rich*578mond & Ft. Wayne Railroad Company, appealed to the lower court from an assessment of $500.00 damages, by the authorities of the appellant, occasioned by the extension of Madison street in said city across the yards and right-of-way of the latter company, whose line was operated by the former. In the lower court a trial resulted in a finding and judgment in favor of the appellees for $5,100.00, and from that judgment said city prosecutes this appeal.

The action of the circuit court in overruling the appellant’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Evansville & Richmond Railroad v. MadduxIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
  2. McKinney v. State ex rel. NixonIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  3. McComas v. HaasIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Webb v. ThompsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1864
  5. Indianapolis, Decatur & Western Railway Co. v. Center TownshipIndiana Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Noyes Carriage Co. v. RobbinsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1903
  2. Roy v. ScalesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1922
  3. Ralph J. Rimer, Inc. v. StanzIndiana Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. Yellow Hammer Gas & Oil Co. v. CarlinIndiana Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Rushville Natural Gas Co. v. Town of MorristownIndiana Court of Appeals · 1903

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