The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All the Railroad Cases in the Courts of Last Resort in America and EnglandLawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson Edward Thompson Company, 1890 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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... station , and Side tracks on heavy machinery was required . The railroad same basis as company could have taken whatever land was necessary for depot accommodations , having reference to the nature of its business as there existing ...
... station , and Side tracks on heavy machinery was required . The railroad same basis as company could have taken whatever land was necessary for depot accommodations , having reference to the nature of its business as there existing ...
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... it made inaccessible for that purpose in whole or to some ex- tent . There was no method of using it for any purpose re- quiring access to a railroad without a station or side 164 GRAND RAPIDS , LANSING & DETROIT R. CO . 7. CHESEBRO .
... it made inaccessible for that purpose in whole or to some ex- tent . There was no method of using it for any purpose re- quiring access to a railroad without a station or side 164 GRAND RAPIDS , LANSING & DETROIT R. CO . 7. CHESEBRO .
Side 165
... station or side track , or some other arrangement which defendants could not com- pel ; and the mere taking of four acres for a right of way could not be regarded , in any sensible point of view , as com- pensated by one - tenth of the ...
... station or side track , or some other arrangement which defendants could not com- pel ; and the mere taking of four acres for a right of way could not be regarded , in any sensible point of view , as com- pensated by one - tenth of the ...
Side 180
... stations , depots , and other property connected therewith , for a term of ninety - six years from the date of the lease ; and that the defendant , by the terms of said indenture , covenanted and agreed to pay the plaintiff therefor the ...
... stations , depots , and other property connected therewith , for a term of ninety - six years from the date of the lease ; and that the defendant , by the terms of said indenture , covenanted and agreed to pay the plaintiff therefor the ...
Side 189
... right of way , etc. 44 * * * SEC . 4. That the same company shall have the right , and it and its assigns are hereby authorized to construct bridges , etc. way and station grounds over the state lands , and · 189 POWER TO LEASE RAILROAD .
... right of way , etc. 44 * * * SEC . 4. That the same company shall have the right , and it and its assigns are hereby authorized to construct bridges , etc. way and station grounds over the state lands , and · 189 POWER TO LEASE RAILROAD .
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Side 3 - No private property shall be taken or damaged for public or private use without just compensation having been first made, or paid into court for the owner, and no right of way shall be appropriated to the use of any corporation other than municipal until full compensation therefor be first made in money, or ascertained and paid into court for the owner, irrespective of any benefit from any improvement proposed by such corporation...
Side 300 - Under sub-section one of section one, unless the defect therein mentioned arose from, or had not been discovered or remedied owing to the negligence of the employer, or of some person in the service of the employer, and entrusted by him with the duty of seeing that the ways, works, machinery, or plant were in proper condition.
Side 305 - ... 1. By reason of any defect in the condition of the ways, works, machinery, or plant, connected with or used in the business of the employer which arose from or had not been discovered or remedied owing to the negligence of the employer or of any person in the service of the employer and intrusted by him with the duty of seeing that the ways, works, machinery, or plant, were in proper condition; 2.
Side 8 - Assembly may, by law, secure to persons or corporations the right of way over the lands of other persons or corporations, and by general laws provide for and regulate the exercise by persons and corporations of the rights herein reserved; but just compensation shall, in all cases, be first made to the owner.
Side 6 - Assembly from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public use, the same as the property of individuals...
Side 357 - A railroad company shall be liable for any damage done to persons, stock or other property by the running of the locomotives, or cars, or other machinery of such company, or for damage done by any person in the employment and service of such company, unless the company shall make it appear that their agents have exercised all ordinary and reasonable care and diligence, the presumption in all cases being against the company.
Side 686 - ... is necessary to permit the passage of such railroad through any canyon, pass, or defile, said railroad company shall, before entering upon the ground occupied by such wagon road, cause the same to be reconstructed at its own expense in the most favorable location, and in as perfect a manner as the original road...
Side 234 - Where a law is plain and unambiguous, whether it be expressed in general or limited terms, the Legislature should be intended to mean what they have plainly expressed, and consequently no room is left for construction.
Side 553 - That the capital stock of said company shall be forever exempt from taxation, and the road, with all its fixtures and appurtenances, including workshops, warehouses, and vehicles of transportation, shall be exempt from taxation for the period of twenty years from the completion of the road, and no longer.
Side 523 - There is a sense," he says further on, "however, in which duplicate taxation may be understood, — and which we think is the proper sense, — which would render it wholly inadmissible under any constitution requiring equality and uniformity in taxation. By duplicate taxation in this sense...