Delsol v. Spokane & Palouse Railway Co.
Delsol v. Spokane & Palouse Railway Co.
Opinion of the Court
It appears from the finding of the court in this cause that the defendant, in the month of June- or July, 1890, surveyed and located the definite line of its railroad over and across the land of the plaintiff. That the road was, in the fall of 1890, constructed over and across said land without any change of the center line of said road. On the twenty-eighth day of November, 1890, the plaintiff entered into an agreement with defendant to sell and convey a strip of land along said road forty feet wide — twenty-five feet on the south side of said center line of survey, and fifteen feet wide on the north side of said line — for and in consideration of the sum of $2,500; that said sum was paid, and the land conveyed to the company. Thereupon said company took possession of said strip of land, and no more, and used said strip of land, and no more, for all its purposes, including the construction of the ditch. No other agreement was made. The plaintiff testified that he had a greenhouse on the south side of said right of way, and located right up to the railroad grade, and, had it not been for moving the ditch to the south side of the grade, the plaintiff could have left his greenhouse where it was, but was obliged to move said greenhouse off the right of way by reason of the moving said ditch. It appears also from the evidence that plaintiff had a conversation with one Fletcher, who seemed to have charge of the construction of said road, in which said Fletcher said that the company would pay plaintiff for the removal of said greenhouse. This conversation with Fletcher took place before the deed of right of way was made to the company. It appears, also, that Fletcher had no authority to make any arrangement whatever with reference to the right of way for said road, and that said alleged éonversation between Fletcher and plaintiff was never reported to the company. On this state of facts the court gave 'judgment in favor of the defendant, and against the plaintiff for costs. A motion was made for new trial, and overruled by the court. Plaintiff appeals to this court, both from the order overruling the motion for new trial and from the judgment.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- DELSOL v. SPOKANE AND PALOUSE RAILWAY CO.
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Bight of Way- — Bailroad Entitled to Use of All op Same. — A railroad company having purchased a right of way across the land of plaintiff and obtained a deed for .the same is entitled to use the whole thereof for any of the purposes of said road, and the plaintiff having any buildings thereon, in the absence of any agreement with said company providing for the expense of removal thereof, must, if he desires such buildings, remove the sama at his own expense. (Syllabus by the court.)