Monongahela Valley Traction Co. v. Windom
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Harrison County. •Action by the Monongahela Valley Traction Company against Cora Windom and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge:
By the condemnation proceedings brought here by it on writ-of error, the Monongahela Valley Traction Company acquired an easement of way through lands owned by Cora Windom in Clarksburg, for the purposes of its railroad operated between that city and Weston. The company had already completed its road and was operating it through her lands when the trial was had. The commissioners appointed to assess damages awarded the- owner the sum of $1040 as compensation for the land proposed to be taken. To this award she excepted, and the jury convened to determine the value of the land…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Watts v. Norfolk & W. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
- Hargreaves v. KimberlyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
- Guyandot Valley R'y Co. v. BuskirkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Kay v. Glade Creek & R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- Guinn v. Ohio River R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Jones v. City of ClarksburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1919
- Clay County Court v. AdamsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1930
- Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co. v. Monongahela Development Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
- Lively v. Virginian Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
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