Illinois, Iowa & Minnesota Railway Co. v. Freeman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Kane county; the Hon. W. H. Hinebaugh, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding instituted by the Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota Railway Company, in the county court of Kane county, for condemnation of a right of way across appellees’ farm, in said county.
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Appeal from the County Court of Kane county; the Hon. W. H. Hinebaugh, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding instituted by the Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota Railway Company, in the county court of Kane county, for condemnation of a right of way across appellees’ farm, in said county. The petition sets out the land sought to be condemned, which consists of a strip containing 3.709 acres, and prays that the just compensation to be made to appellees on account of the use of said real estate be ascertained and assessed by the court. Appellees filed a cross-petition, alleging that they were also…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
There was but one tract of real estate involved in the case at bar. Each of the respondents owned an undivided one-half thereof. They were permitted to exercise four peremptory challenges, on the theory that each was entitled to three challenges of that character. In empaneling the last four jurors each of the respondeuts exercised one peremptory challenge. One of the jurors called into the box to take the place of the two so challenged was the juror Mead. Petitioner challenged this juror for cause, which was overruled, and thereafter, having exercised three peremptory challenges, petitioner…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Co. v. NixIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Cadwallader v. HarrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Gordon v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Fitzpatrick v. City of JolietIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
3Cited by6 opinions
- Kane v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- Raleigh, Charlotte & Southern Railroad v. Mecklenburg Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Illinois Power & Light Corp. v. CooperIllinois Supreme Court · 1926
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. American National Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Indianapolis & Western Railway Co. v. BransonIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
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