Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroad v. Cosper

Opinion by

Simpson, C.:

This was an appeal to the district court of Chase county from an award made by commissioners to George W. Cosper, in the condemnation of a right-of-way of the railroad company through his land. Cosper owned a farm of three hundred and sixty acres, adapted to and used exclusively for the raising of cattle. The line of road as constructed and operated, extended for more than three-fourths of a mile through his land. It separated his pasture laud from the creek and timber, and from his stock-water, and, by reason of cuts and embankments, made access from one to the other…