Legal Opinion
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. Stude
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 18, 1954No. 209PublishedCited by 257 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Minton
The petitioner, a Delaware corporation, owns and operates its railroad through Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to improve its line of railway in that county and by the Iowa State Commerce Commission to acquire by condemnation any land necessary for the improvement.
On January 18, 1952, pursuant to the Iowa Code,1 the petitioner filed with the sheriff of the county its application to condemn certain lands in the county owned by respondent Stude. The sheriff appointed a commission *576of six resident freeholders to assess damages. Notice was given…
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