Snyder v. Western Union Railroad
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Hock County. William N., John, George A., Byron, James H. and Sarah Snyder, John Losee, and Dorliska Northrop {née Snyder), appealed from the award of commissioners appointed to appraise the damages to certain lands (which they claimed to own) by the construction of defendant’s railway across the same.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Hock County. William N., John, George A., Byron, James H. and Sarah Snyder, John Losee, and Dorliska Northrop {née Snyder), appealed from the award of commissioners appointed to appraise the damages to certain lands (which they claimed to own) by the construction of defendant’s railway across the same. At the trial, they put in evidence : (1) A patent from the United States to one Yates, of the E *£, S. E. Sec. 3, of a certain town, (2) A deed from Yates to' one Frederic Snyder of the land last described, and also of the E. &, N. E. J of the same section…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
We really do not see any force in the objection that the respondents failed to prove title to the premises in question. It was clearly shown that they were the heirs at law of Frederic Snyder; the grantee of the original patentee, and also of Cornelius Snyder. The . decease . of both these persons was proven. It seems to be assumed that they were also claiming as heirs at law of John Snyder. But we do not so understand it. John is made a party to the proceeding, upon the presumption, we suppose, that he is still living. Upon paying the judgment, the company will make compensation for his…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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