Louisville Nashville Railroad Co. v. Cornelius

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Reversing.

By this condemnation suit, the appellant sought the acquisition of .49 of an acre of land belonging to the appellee for the purpose of double tracking its lines. In the county court, the jury awarded the appellee the sum of $200 by way of damages. On an appeal by the present appellee to the circuit court, the damages awarded him were fixed at $2,500, and from the judgment entered on that verdict this appeal is prosecuted.

The main ground relied upon for reversal is that the verdict is not supported by the evidence and for that reason the verdict…