Eel River & Eureka Railroad v. Field

Citations

• 67 Cal. 429
• 7 P. 814
• 1885 Cal. LEXIS 661

Syllabus

<p>Eminekt Domain—Railroad—Right op Wat.—In a proceeding to condemn land, a railroad corporation, under section 465 of the Civil Code, lias power to acquire a right of way in accordance with the most advantageous route for its road; and the taking for such purpose is not rendered unnecessary by the fact that it had previously purchased a less advantageous right of way over tho land of the defendant.</p>