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Arcata & Mad River Railroad Co. v. Murphy

Supreme Court of California
Sep 28, 1886
71 Cal. 122 (Cal. 1886)

Opinion

         Department One

         Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Humboldt County, and from an order refusing a new trial.

         COUNSEL:

         J. D. H. Chamberlin, for Appellants.

          J. J. De Haven, and W. M. Tirtlot, for Respondent.


         OPINION

         THE COURT

          [11 P. 882] Action to condemn land for a right of way for a railroad. Plaintiff had judgment, and defendants appealed.          Defendants were permitted to give and did give evidence as to the value of the land as a bridge site; therefore no error was committed in that regard of which the defendants can complain.

         The complaint was filed April 11, 1883. The trial was had June 5, 1883. The court instructed the jury to consider the market value of the land April 12, 1883. There was no evidence that there had been an increase in the intrinsic value of the land between the commencement of the action and the trial; therefore it is immaterial whether or not the instruction was correct in point of time.

         We see no error; the judgment and order are affirmed.


Summaries of

Arcata & Mad River Railroad Co. v. Murphy

Supreme Court of California
Sep 28, 1886
71 Cal. 122 (Cal. 1886)
Case details for

Arcata & Mad River Railroad Co. v. Murphy

Case Details

Full title:ARCATA AND MAD RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY, Respondent, v. WILLIAM MURPHY et…

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Sep 28, 1886

Citations

71 Cal. 122 (Cal. 1886)
11 P. 881

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