Johnston v. Old Colony R.R. Co.

By an act of the General Assembly passed July 22, 1891, the Old Colony Bailroad Company was authorized to take for railroad purposes certain land in the city of Providence including a portion of Webster street near the plaintiff’s premises, the condemnation to be made under and in conformity with the provisions of the charter of the Boston and Providence Eailroad and Transportation Company.

The plaintiff’s claim was rejected by the commissioners whereupon she asked for a jury trial as provided for in the charter. Upon trial in the Court of Common Pleas before a jury she recovered a verdict of…