Witt v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Opinion oi? the» Court by

Commissioner Sandidge

Affirming.

Appellants, O. W. Witt and others, own a farm in Estill county, Kentucky, containing something over 400 acres. The tracks of appellee, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, traverse that farm. They sued to compel it to re-establish a farm crossing and a station on the farm which they alleged it had wrongfully discontinued and to compel it to erect certain fences. Alternatively they pleaded that, in the event they were not entitled to that relief, they were entitled to damages in the sum of $5,000.00. Appellants had purchased the farm…