Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad v. Fletcher

This is a proceeding under the Eminent Domain act, to condemn right of way for appellant’s road, and to assess damages occasioned to land not taken. Appellees own a farm of about 314 acres, through which the line of appellant’s road runs, taking for right of way about 9-¡^ acres, and dividing the farm so that there are about 184 acres on the east side of the road, and 120 acres on its west side.

There is a serious conflict in the evidence on the question of damages to the land not taken. The jury, in their verdict, assessed the value of the land taken, and the damages to land not taken, at the…