Georgia Railroad & Bkg. Co. v. Bohler
Supreme Court of Georgia
Actions for damages. Before Judge Callaway. Columbia superior court. March term, 1895. These two cases were tried together by agreement. In the Hill case the damages claimed were larger than in the Bohler case, and the verdict was for $24'7'.50. Bor the other material facts see the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
B. N. E. Bohler sued the railroad company, alleging: She owns a tract of land of 130 acres, located on the north side of defendant’s track in Columbia county, and running to within 350 yards of the track. There are ten acres of bottom land on the tract, lying on each side of a branch which runs through the farm and crosses the road-bed of defendant at or near what is known as the Bisk property. During the year 1893 petitioner had this bottom land planted in corn and peas, and up to September 13, 1893, had a fine crop of corn on the land. A high embankment had been erected *186by…
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