Abbott v. New York & New England Railroad

The first two cases are actions of tort in two counts, one in trespass, the other alleging the obstruction of a right of way. The alleged trespass consists of the use of a strip of land, five rods wide, by the defendant for its road across the farm of each of the plaintiffs, and is admitted, unless the defendant has a valid location under the statutes of this State. The other count is of less importance, and will be referred to later.

The defendant is the successor of the Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company, St. 1873, o. 289, and the location *451principally relied on is a location five…