General

Vought v. Columbus, Hocking Valley and Athens Railroad Company

176 U.S. 48144 L. Ed. 554·Supreme Court of the United States·1900

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Opinion

Vought v. Columbus, Hocking Valley and Athens Railroad Company. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. No. 92. Submitted February 26, 1900. [MAJORITY — Mr. Justice Brown] Mr. Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court. This was also a petition by a land owner for damages which he avers will be caused by the abandonment of the canaL The case took the same course as the case of Walsh, and the same judgment was rendered. So far as the constitutional question is concerned, the cases are precisely alike, and the judgment is accordingly Affirmed. This was submitted with' No. 90, ante, 469, and by‘the same counsel.