Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railway Co. v. South

Citations

• 78 Ohio St. (N.S.) 10

Syllabus

<p>Power of railroad company to appropriate private property — May be exercised only at time of railroad construction, when.</p> <p>The power of a railroad company to appropriate private property for the purpose of diverting a stream from its natural location or bed, and acquiring land for the new channel made necessary by reason of such diversion, may be exercised at the time of the construction of the road, and for that purpose, but not after-wards in the making of improvements to the road-bed.</p>