SEARL v. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2


124 U.S. 197 (1888)

SEARL v. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 16, 1888.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Walter H. Smith for plaintiff in error. Mr. A.T. Britton and Mr. A.B. Browne were with him on the brief. Mr. Samuel P. Rose and Mr. F.W. Owers also filed a brief for same.

No appearance for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE MATTHEWS delivered the opinion of the court.

On June 2, 1884, School District No. 2 in the County of Lake and State of Colorado filed a petition in the county court of that county against R.S. Searl, the owner of a certain lot of land in the city of Leadville, therein described, for the purpose of condemning the same to public use for school purposes and praying that the amount to be paid as compensation therefor should be assessed according to the statute...

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