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St. Louis, Oak Hill & Carondelet Railway Co. v. Fowler

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 23, 1893PublishedCited by 35 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit' Court. — Hon. L. B. • Valliant, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling plaintiff’s application for a change of venue.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit' Court. — Hon. L. B. • Valliant, Judge. (1) The court erred in overruling plaintiff’s application for a change of venue. Loivlinq v. Allen, 88 Mo. 293; Mix v. Keener, 81 Mo. 93; Corpenny v. Sedalia, 57 Mo. 88; Constitution of Missouri, art. 12, sec. 4; Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 896; Railroad v. Randolph, 103 Mo. 469; Railroad v. Story, 96 Mo. 621; Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 3729; Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 3461; Railroad v. Calldns, 90 Mo. 541. (2) The court erred in admitting incompetent and illegal evidence offered by defendant. Railroad v. Baker,…

1Opinion of the CourtBlack, P. J.

Plaintiff commenced this suit on the eighth of October, 1886, in the circuit court of St. Louis to condemn a right of way over twenty or more pacéis of land owned by different persons. Isaac *463Rothan, Rosa G-oldsmith and Meyer Goldsmith, her trustee, owned one parcel containing some twenty-four acres. .Having been duly served with summons, they appeared and objected to the appointment of commissioners on these grounds: First, because the damages should be assessed by a jury; second, because the petition did not describe the property to be taken. These objections were overruled, and they…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Randolph Town-Site Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1890
  2. Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield Railroad v. StorySupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
  3. North Missouri Railroad v. LacklandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1857
  4. Norvell v. PorterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  5. Corpenny v. City of SedaliaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railway Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  2. Metropolitan Street Railway Co. v. WalshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  3. Schnull v. Indianapolis Union Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Webster v. Kansas City & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  5. Arkansas-Missouri Power Company v. HamlinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1956

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