Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. Kamper
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. Kamper
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
The bill filed in this case shows that Hamper is still in possession of the property. It is only necessary for us to say that we think the action of the lower court in overruling the demurrer was proper; but, this appeal being prosecuted for the purpose of settling the principles of the case, we deem it necessary to say that complainant will not be allowed to show that
Let the decree be affirmed, and the cause remanded, to be proceeded with in accordance with this opinion, thirty days being allowed defendant to answer after mandate filed in the court beloiu.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad Company v. John Kamper
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- Syllabus
- Railroads. Conveyances to road. Conditions. Railroad purposes. Abandonment. Where land was conveyed as a donation to a railroad company “for railroad purposes only”: (а) The grantor cannot obtain a cancellation of the deed because of an understanding that defendant would use the land for its main line of -road, and has only used a part of it, and that for a branch road; but (б) He is entitled to recover such part of the land as the railroad company has abandoned.