Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Blume

This is a proceeding, begun by the appellant Company in the Circuit Court of Madison County on October 3, 1889, for the condemnation of a strip of land, sixty feet wide, running through appellee’s farm. The appellee filed a cross-petition for damages to the contiguous land not taken. Verdict and judgment in the trial court were in favor of defendant below for $265.06 for the land taken, and $1472.00 for the land not taken.

Appellant objects to the answer of one of defendant’s witnesses as being improper. The question, in reply to which the answer was given, was perfectly proper and…