St. Lawrence & Adirondack Railroad v. De Camp
New York Supreme Court
Application of the St. Lawrence & Adirondack Bailroad Company to condemn land of Julia L. De Camp and others. The reports of the commissioner awarding damages are not objected to. 'The landowners move to confirm the report, and ask for an additional allowance.
1Opinion of the CourtHandin', J.
It appears the proceedings were instituted in December, 1892, to condemn the lands referred to in the two proceedings, amounting to about 153 acres. It appears that the defendant owned in that vicinity about 6,000 acres in township 1, and 12,000 acres in township 7, which are alleged to be affected by reason of the construction of the plaintiff’s road along the line •occupying a distance of some 11 miles across the lands. There is a stream called the “North Branch” of the Moose river in the vicinity of the location of the road. Sundry questions were apparently raised upon the hearing in…
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