chicago city chicago argued decided march john herrick plaintiff error john miller defendant error justice harlan delivered opinion questions presented writ error relate jurisdiction final judgment illinois certain rulings state alleged disregard part fourteenth amendment declaring state shall deprive person property without due process law deny equal protection laws person within jurisdiction constitution illinois provides person shall deprived life liberty property without due process law article also provides property shall taken damaged public use without compensation compensation made state shall ascertained jury shall prescribed law fee land taken railroad tracks without consent owners thereof shall remain owners subject use taken article fifth article general statute illinois approved april relating incorporation cities villages provided city council shall power condemnation otherwise extend street alley highway across construct sewer railroad track right way land railroad company within corporate limits compensation made railroad company city shall restore railroad track right way land former state sufficient manner impaired usefulness starr ann pp art ninth article statute declared corporate authorities city village provided ordinance making local improvement authorized made making require private property taken damaged public use city village file name petition record county praying compensation made private property taken damaged improvement purpose specified ordinance ascertained jury statute provided final judgment judgments rendered said upon finding findings jury juries shall lawful sufficient condemnation land property taken upon payment amount finding hereinafter provided shall final conclusive damages caused improvement unless judgment judgments shall appealed appeal writ error upon shall delay proceedings said ordinance city village shall deposit directed amount judgment costs shall file bond judgment rendered sum fixed security approved judge said shall secure payment future compensation may time finally awarded party appealing suing writ error costs sec upon proof said compensation found jury paid person entitled thereto deposited directed bond given case appeal writ error shall enter order city village shall right time thereafter take possession damage property respect compensation shall paid deposited aforesaid starr ann et seq provisions became part charter city chicago ordinance city council chicago approved october ordained rockwell street city opened widened west eighteenth street west nineteenth street condemning therefor accordance avove act april certain parcels land owned individuals also certain parts right way city chicago burlington quincy railroad company corporation illinois execution ordinance petition filed city november circuit cook county condemnation lots pieces parcels land property proposed taken damaged proposed improvement praying compensation required private property taken damaged ascertained jury parties interested property described petition including chicago burlington quincy railroad company admitted defendants proceeding verdict jury fixed compensation paid respective individual owners lots pieces parcels land property sought taken damaged proposed improvements fixed one dollar compensation railroad company respect parts right way described city petition necessary used purposes proposed street thereupon railroad company moved new trial motion overruled final judgment rendered execution award juty judgment affirmed state affirmed state motion city dismiss writ error want jurisdiction first considered right asserted constitution specifically set claimed defendant state motion dismiss must overruled rev examination statues proceeding instituted show provision made answer defendants smith railroad illinois said rule law practice authorizing filing answer petition condemnation land eminent domain act state proceeding purely statutory although statute minute details specifically setting forth every step taken progress cause inception final determination contain allusion answer defendants therefore important defendant neither filed offered file answer specially setting claiming right constitution sufficient appears record right specially set claimed state manner attention right question distinctly asserted defendant written motion set aside verdict grant new trial among grounds new trial following several rulings excluding proper evidence defendant statute proceedings condemnation instituted verdict jury judgment based upon contrary fourteenth amendment declaring state shall deprive person life liberty property without due process law deny person within limits equal protection laws trial overruled motion new trial entered judgment necessarily held adversely claims federal right assignment errors filed defendant illinois claims rights constitution distinctly reasserted true illinois opinion expressly refer constitution circumstance conclusive jurisdiction final judgment state judgment affirmance necessarily denied federal rights thus specially set defendant judgment rendered without deciding adversely claims right claims went foundation whole proceeding far related railroad company legal effect judgment state deny true rational rule said bridge proprietors hoboken wall must able see clearly whole record certain provision constitution act congress relied party brings writ error right thus claimed denied roby colehour sup said jurisdiction invoked upon ground right immunity specially set claimed constitution authority denied judgment sought reviewed must appear record case either right set claimed expressly denied necessary effect law judgment de saussure gaillard sup brown atwell insurance needles sup sayward denny sup conceive room doubt legal effect judgment declare rights asserted defendant national constitution infringed proceedings case consequently motion dismiss want jurisdiction must overruled proceed examine case upon merits general contentions railroad company judgment state whereby public street opented across land used railroad purposes whereby compensation extent one dollar awarded deprives property without due process law contrary prohibitions fourteenth amendment railroad company entitled reason opening street recover compensation sum equal difference value fee land sought crossed without restrictions right use land lawful purpose value land burdened perpetual right public use purpose street subject right company acquiring title use railroad tracks purpose used without interfering use public city contends question amount compensation awarded railroad company one local law merely question determined mode prescribed constitution laws illinois company appearing full opportunity heard requirement due process law observed position sound end case need determine whether state erred recognizing principles law embodied instructions asked railroad company therefore necessary inquire outset whether process law requires compensation made secured owner private property taken publc use also circumstances final judgment highest state proceeding instituted condemn property public use may reviewed constitution illionis deprives railroad company right secured fourteenth amendment state constitution declares person shall deprived property without due process law private property shall taken damaged public use without compensation must observed prohibitions amendment refer instrumentalities state legislative executive judicial authorities therefore whoever virtue public position state government deprives another right protected amendment deprivation state constitutional inhibition acts name state clothed state power act state must often said constitutional prohibition meaning state clothed one agents power annul evade ex parte virginia neal delaware yick wo hopkins sup gibson mississippi sup principles enforced recent case scott mcneal sup held prohibitions fourteenth amendment extended acts state whether legislative executive judicial authorities consequently held judgment highest state purchaser administration sale order probate land belonging living person notified proceedings deprived property without due process law contrary fourteenth amendment contention railroad company deprived property without due process law entirely met suggestion due notice proceedings condemnation appeared permitted make defense true said trial justice according modes proceeding applicable case secured laws operating alike subjecting individual arbitrary exercise powers government unrestrained established principles private right distributive justice jurisdiction parties defendant full opportunity heard requirement due process law cruikshank leeper texas sup state may agencies disregard prohibitions fourteenth amendment judicial authorities may keep within letter statute prescribing forms procedure courts give parties interested fullest opportunity heard yet might final action inconsistent amendment determining due process law regard must substance form referring fourteenth amendment said state make anything due process law legislation chooses declare affirm hold prohibition avail application invasion private rights effected forms state legislation davidson new orleans question propounded answer made reference judicial proceedings inconsistent requirement due process law compensation private property taken public use essential element due process law ordained fourteenth amendment final judgment state authority property fact taken deemed act state within meaning amendment proper inquire whether due process law enjoined fourteenth amendment requires compensation made adequately secured owner private property taken public use authority state davidson new orleans cited said statute declaring terms without full exclusive title described piece land belonding one person hereby vested another person effectual deprive former property without due process law within meaning fourteenth amendment see also missouri pac ry state sup enactment receive judicial sanction country written constitution distributing powers government among three departments committing judiciary expressly implication authority enforce provisions constitution treated exertion legislative power sentence act spoliation due protection rights property regarded vital principle republican institutions degree right personal liberty broom work constitutional law says enjoying private property without undue interference molestation page requirement property shall taken public use without compensation affirmance great doctrine established common law protection private property founded natural equity laid principle universal law indeed free government almost rights become worthless government possessed uncontrollable power private fortune every citzen story const bl comm cooley const lim people platt johns bradshaw rogers johns petition mt washington road parham justices inferior ex parte martin eng ark et seq johnston rankin adjudged legislative enactment assuming arbitrarily take property one individual give another individual due process law enjoined fourteenth amendment must requirement due process law amendment applicable direct appropriation state public use without compensation private property citizen legislature may prescribe form procedure observed taking private property public use due process law provision made compensation notice owner appear judicial tribunal show cause property shall taken public use without compensation mockery justice due process law applied judicial proceedings instituted taking private property public use means therefore process recognizes right owner compensated property wrested transferred public mere form proceeding instituted owner even admitted defend convert process used due proces law necessary result deprive property without compensation fletcher peck cranch speaking chief justice marshall said may well doubted whether nature society government prescribe limits legislative power prescribed found property individual fairly honestly acquired may seized without compensation legislature legislative power granted question whether act transferring property individual public nature legislative power well worthy serious reflection loan topeka wall justice miller delivering judgment observing private rights every free government beyond control state government whatever name called property citizens absolute disposition unlimited control depository power despotism said theory governments state national opposed deposit unlimited power anywhere executive legislative judicial branches governments limited defined powers limitations power grow essential nature free governments implied reservations individual rights without social compact exist respected governments entitled name said hesitate adjudge void statute declaring homestead owned longer henceforth property accordance principles held case property citizen taken power taxation promote private objects therefore statute authorizing town issue bonds aid manufacturing enterprise individuals void object private public one see also cole la grange sup early case gardner newburgh johns ch provision constitution state new york subject chancellor kent said principle natural equity recognized temperate civilized governments deep universal sense justice fair compensation made owner private property taken public use sinnickson johnson law held settled principle universal law reaching back constitutional provisions right compensation incident exercise power eminent domain one inseparably connected may said exist separate distinct principles parts one principle legislature take private property public use without compensation restraining principle incorporated made part state constitution cases referred approval pumpelly green bay wall monongahela nav sup saying latter case natural equity commends every one wise detracts power public take whatever may necessary uses hand prevents public loading upon one individual share burdens government says surrenders public something different exacted members public full equivalent shall returned searl school sup sweet rechel sup said condition precedent exercise power eminent domain statute make provision reasonable compensation owner scott toledo fed late justice jackson circuit judge occasion consider question full consideration able judge said may power subject prior adoption fourteenth amendment constitution seems clear since amendment went effect limitations restraints placed upon power dealing individual rights lawfully appropriate private property public benefit public uses without compensation owner attempt whether done pursuance constitutional provision legislative enactment whether done legislature delegated authority one subordinate agencies state whether done directly taking property one person vesting another public indirectly forms law appropriating property requiring owner thereof compensate refund another compensation entitled wanting process law required said amendment conclusion question since adoption fourteenth amendment compensation private property taken public uses constitutes essential element process law without compensation appropriation private property public uses matter form procedure taken violate provisions federal constitution effect henderson railway fed baker village norwood fed mt hope cemetery city boston mass fourteenth amendment invoked statute requiring city boston transfer certain cemetery property owned particular company said conclusion come cemetery falls within class property city owns private proprietary character private corporation might ownership protected constitutions massachusetts legislature power require transfer without compensation citing constitution massachusetts declaration rights article fourteenth amendment constitution work constitutional limitations cooley says principles upon process based determine whether process considerations mere form government established agencies interferes title one property independent enjoyment action called question accordance law land test validity principles civil liberty constitutional protection become established system laws generally rules pertain forms procedure merely judicial proceedings law land requires hearing condemnation judgment dispossession property appropriated government public uses legislature interferes give direction title remedial statutes different considerations regard controversies man man must prevail different proceedings required see whether interference justified established rules applicable special case due process law particular case means exertion powers government settled maxims law permit sanction safeguards protection individual rights maxims prescribe class cases one question belongs every government inherent authority appropriate property citizen necessities state constitutional provisions confer power though generally surround safeguards prevent abuse restraints specific property taken pecumary compensation agreed upon determined judicial inquiry must paid pages discussion meaning scope fourteenth amendment writer edition story constitution observing every species individual property subject appropriated special needs either state national government power appropriate subject restriction among others must exercised without making due compensation whatever taken says process law legislative act authorizing appropriation pointing may made compensation shall assessed second parties officers proceeding make appropriation shall keep within authority conferred observe every regulation act makes protection interest property owner except may see fit voluntarily waive story const opinion judgment state even authorized statute whereby private property taken state direction public use without compensation made secured owner upon principle authority wanting due process law required fourteenth amendment constitution affirmance judgment highest state denial state right secured owner instrument remains inquire whether necessary effect proceedings appropriate public use property right railroad company without compensation made secured owner contention railroad company verdict judgment one dollar amount paid effect appropriation property rights without compensation whatever judgment read form well fact made provision whatever compensation property appropriated undoubtedly verdict may unreasonably taken meaning judgment jury company property proposed taken materially damaged looking nature property purposes obtained used taken company judgment jury substantial value money owner private property taken right eminent domain obtains compensation awarded sum circumstances fair full equivalent thing taken public opening street across railroad tracks unduly interfere company use right way legitimate railroad purposes compensation nominal whether interference extent value lost company direct result interference questions fact state committed jury instructions touching law proper necessary jury determine facts belonged detemine legal principles governed fixing amount compensation owner whatever may power trial set aside verdict awarding compensation authority illinois constitution laws state review facts go behind final judgment state purpose weighing evidence determining whether upon facts jury erred returning verdict favor railroad company larger sum one dollar question may considered two aspects first reference seventh amendment constitution providing suits common law value controversy shall exceed twenty dollars right trial jury shall preserved fact tried jury shall otherwise according rules common law second reference statute rev provides final judgment highest state certain named cases may upon writ error clear last clause seventh amendment restricted application suits common law tried juries courts applies equally case tried jury state brought writ error highest state one objections made acceptance constitution came hands convention express words preserve right trial jury facts tried jury courts otherwise according rules common law seventh amendment intended meet objections deprive courts authority intended thus restrict power courts facts tried juries courts union leave open courts disregard rules common law facts tried juries impaneled state courts cases reason questions involved brought cognizance courts justices murray wall case removed state circuit verdict state brought latter writ error question presented constitutionality much fifth section act march stat authorized removal judgment state case tried jury circuit retrial facts law argument made construction uniformly given first clause amendment suits mentioned federal courts words fact tried jury mentioned second clause relate trial jury courts said admitted clause applies appellate powers cases coming inferior federal also circuit like cases exercise appellate powers respects exercise powers cases federal cognizance coming state terms amendment general contain qualification respect restriction upon appellate jurisdiction courts except class cases namely suits common law trial jury natural inference intended language upon reasonable necessary interpretation think applies entire class matter case comes cognizance taken appellate seems us also cases federal cognizance coming state courts within words also within reason policy amendment cases involving questions arising constitution laws treaties federal authority therefore completely within exercise judicial power much cases originally brought inferior federal cases tried state courts brought appellate jurisdiction inferior federal appellate jurisdiction may conferred case must one involving federal question difficult perceive sensible reason distinction attempted made appellate cause coming inferior federal one class mentioned coming form state instances cases disposed system laws judicial tribunal therefore held congress authorize circuit upon removal case tried jury state retry facts law upon reasoning case referred seem clear last clause seventh amendment forbids retrial facts tried jury present case conclusion affected circumstance proceeding referred state power eminent domain class cases held absence express constitutional provisions subject owner private property taken public use claim right compensation shall ascertained jury reason rule establishment government practice country england ascertain commissioners special tribunals like agencies compensation made owners private property taken public use supposed general provisions american constitutions national state preserving right trial jury superseded practice lewis em dom pp authorities cited illinois practice permitted cases condemnation private property public use state constitution provided right trial jury shall remain inviolate shall extend cases law without regard amount controversay article constitution provides right trial jury heretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate trial civil cases justices peace jury less twelve men may authorized law article latter instrument sen expressly provided compensation required made owner private property taken damaged public use ascertained jury shall prescribed law id lastnamed provision prohibited ascertainment compensation mode jury made clear decision illinois kine defenbaugh adjudged provision statute illinois authorizing commissioners highways three supervisors county appeal commissioners ascertain damages sustained reason construction highway across owner premises superseded thirteenth section article state constitution observing trial jury constitutional right party may debarred either action nonaction legislatute people mcroberts ill persons impaneled case ascertain compensation due railroad company constituted jury ordained constitution illinois cases condemnation private property public use jury within meaning seventh amendment constitution facts tried retried otherwise according rules common law modes known common law facts granting new trial issue tried record properly returnable award venire facias de novo appellate error law intervened proceedings parsons bedford pet railroad fraloff may added congress provided final judgment highest state cases may take cognizance shall upon writ error process origin removes nothing questions law arising upon record egan hart sup even opinion view evidence jury erred finding property right substantial value money taken railroad company reason opening street across right way ground final judgment state permitted inquire whether trial prescribed rule law guidance jury absolute disregard company right compensation say absolute disregard company right compensation wish understood holding every order ruling state case like may reviewed notwithstanding jurisdiction purposes beyond question many matters may occur progress cases necessarily involve substantial sense federal right alleged denied respect matters done omitted done state may constitute error administration law proceedings instituted lent tillson sup case widening public street cost bonds issued paid taxation lands benefited proportion benefits alleged property owner local statute administered deprive property without due process law said mere administration statute involving jurisdiction matter parties justify examination judgment state upon writ error hold state deprived deprive plaintiffs property without due process law whether expedient widen dupont street whether board supervisors declared whether board commissioners properly apportioned cost work correctly estimated benefits accruing different owners property affected widening street whether board incidental expenses executing statute great whether larger amount bonds issued excess great indicate upon face transaction palpable gross departure requirements statute whether upon facts disclosed report commissioners confirmed none issues presenting federal questions judgment state upon reviewed harmony views may say present case state jurisdiction parties duty guard protect constitutional right asserted final judgment held violation due process law enjoined fourteenth amendment unless rulings upon questions law company prevented obtaining substantially compensation see also marchant railroad sup principal point dispute parties whether railroad company reason opening street entitled recover sum equal difference value land question land without restriction right use lawful purpose value land burdened right public use purposes street crossing opinion case illinois says city council authority act april extends street across railroad tracks right way condemn land railroad company prevent use tracks right way take correct interpretation local statute indicating interest acquired public proceedings instituted extension street across tracks right way railroad company also extent company deprived proceedings condemnation right respect land law state necessarily follow jury ascertaining amount compensation properly take basis calculation market value land land land taken railroad company prevented using use purposes held railroad company interfered far exclusive enjoyment purposes railroad tracks diminished value subjecting land within crossing public use street illinois well said measure compensation amount decrease value use railroad purposes caused use purposes street use purposes street exercised jointly use company railroad purposes words company compensated diminution right use tracks caused existence use street id contended contended land subject sale company lawful use condemned purposes public street sold land held private use sold market consequently salable value treating land simply practically destroyed opening public street across touching point state observing railroad company acquire land whether voluntary purchase otherwise railroad purposes defined charter case descriptions strips land conveyed appellant set forth conveyances introduced evidence show strips purchased railroad right way ever since used said manifest appellant restricted use right way street extended purposes right way used future use must present use long appellant continues operate railroad unless legislature shall permit change route illinois therefore held trial err excluding evidence show general salable value right way included crossing general value uses applied according view powers railroad company clear jury properly taken consideration possibility legislative permission granted power legislature permit change route possibility exercise power elements inquiry compensation awarded railroad company even true company long operated railroad without legislative permission take tracks placed across land question use land purposes right way jury properly taken consideration possibility future time company adopt course thereby put condition street opened across sell land worth land freed public easement possibility remote contingent taken account nothing evidence introduced offered excluded suggesting probability company intended use near future use land within crossing purpose right way held boom patterson general rule compensation estimated reference uses property suitable regard existing business wants community may reasonably expected immediate future well settled possible imaginary uses speculative schemes proprietor excluded pierce authorities cited worcester great falls dorlan railroad company must deemed laid tracks within corporate limits city subject true expressed necessarily new streets city might opened extended time time across tracks public convenience required restrictions might prescribed statute suppose city many years ago acquired land question purchase condemnation purpose extending extended street railroad company thereafter acquired condemnation right lay tracks across street upon making compensation city ascertaining case compensation due city assumed street opened convenience public always require kept open therefore compensation ascertained upon basis value city land land crossed railroad tracks upon basis land always part public street branches question must answered affirmative answered position railroad company sound according contention jury case supposed must taken account possibility city might future time discontinue street sell land devote purposes probability city case supposed close street case railroad company take tracks land question probability remote regarded element inquiry compensation proceedings instituted railroad company exclusive right use land question tracks upon move cars city propose interfere degree enjoyment right otherwise opening street across tracks public use extent value company right use land railroad tracks unduly diminished opening across public street circumstances view purpose railraod company obtained land land fact used likely always used purpose valuable one railroad company question determined jury right open street across railroad tracks city sought obtain proceeding condemnation bound obtain pay fee land street opened prior institution proceedings railroad company constructed upon land embraced within crossing buildings used business necessary jury ascertaining compensation awarded take consideration value buildings case us case simply one opening street across land buildings upon used railroad tracks next contended error law committed refusal allow company prove event opening street necessary order railroad properly safely operated construct gates tower operating plank crossing fill rails put extra rail incur annual expense depreciations tenance employment gatemen etc claimed railroad company recover specifically account expenditures proof made necessary opening street admissible purpose showing compensation due company authorities seem support view taken railroad company opinion error committed excluding evidence offered plaintiff error took charter subject power state provide safety public far safety lives persons people involved operation railroad company laid tracks subject condition necessarily implied use regulated competent authority insure public safety property whether owned private persons corporations held subject authority state regulate use manner unnecessarily endanger lives personal safety people condition exercise authority state shall indemnify owners property damage injury resulting exercise property thus damaged injured within meaning constitution taken public use owner deprived without due process law requirement compensation made private property taken public use imposes restriction upon inherent power state reasonable regulations protect lives secure safety people recent case new york town bristol sup declared thoroughly established inhibitions constitution upon impairment obligation contracts deprivation property without due process equal protection laws violated legitimate exercise legislative power securing public safety health morals governmental power said contracted away exercise rights granted use property withdrawn plied liability governmental regulation particulars essential preservation community injury see new orleans gaslight louisiana light heat producing sup railway deacon illinois said state reserved power enact police laws necessary proper secure protect life property citizen prominent among rights reserved must inhere state power regulate approaches crossing public highways passage cities villages life property constantly imminent danger rapid fearful speed railway trains exercise franchises corporations must yield public exigencies safety community railroad willenborg question whether railroad company required construct farm crossing road years road built said point made however provisions obligatory corporation enacted many years since received charter state misapprehension law regulations regard fencing railroad tracks construction farm crossings use adjoining landowners regulations strict sense terms apply equal force corporations whose tracks already built well thereafter constructed reference public security persons property reason perceived upon principle railroad corporation may required fence track construct cattle guards may required also construct farm crossings chicago ry city chicago question whether case city institutes condemnation proceeding open extend street across railroad already constructed company owning railroad entitled allowed part compensation amount expenses constructing maintaining street crossing case appeared railroad constructed prior act incorporation cities villages passage act required thereafter railroad crossings highways streets railroad companies construct maintain crossings approaches thereto within respective rights way times safe person property starr ann said owes citizens duty providing preserving safe convenient highways duty results right public control public highways railroads public highways relations public subject legislative supervision though interests shareholders private property every railroad company takes right way subject right public extend public highways streets across right way railroads far public highways like highways subject legislative supervision railroad companies relations highways streets intersect rights way subject control police power state power said may assumed power coextensive inaptly termed law overruling necessity lake view rose hill cemetery requirement embodied section railroad companies shall construct maintain highway street crossings approaches thereto within respective rights way nothing police regulation proper portion street highway within limits railroad constructed railroad company maintained dangers attending operation road control making repairing crossing protection passing along street riding cars items expense appellant claims compensation involved compliance police regulation statute well settled natural person corporation claim damages account compelled render obedience police regulation designed secure common welfare chicago joliet held number cases railroad corporations may required fence tracks put cattle guards place upon engines bell things protection life property although charters contained requirements railroad loomis railroad dill railroad mcclelland peoria ry peoria ry uncompensated obedience regulation enacted public safety police power state taking damaging without compensation private property private property affected public interest see also mugler kansas sup boston county atl thorpe railroad lake shore ry cincinnati ry ohio railroad deering atl state chicago co neb new york ry city waterbury atl railroad gibbes sup concur views expenses incurred railroad company erecting gates planking crossing maintaining flagmen order road may safely operated required result maintenance public highway legislative sanction must deemed taken company account accepted privileges franchises granted state expenses must regarded incidental exercise police powers state obtained obtained condemnation proceedings public right open street across land within crossing used always likely used railroad tracks city bound make compensation actually taken required compensate defendant obeying lawful regulations enacted safety lives property people value railroad company taken said difference value right exclusive use land question purposes used always likely used value city acquired privilege participating use opening street across leaving railroad tracks untouched upon theory case considered jury err placing upon basis compensation one instructions asked company refused effect land crossed proposed street width dimensions practicable company acquiring title lay operate railroad tracks addition already placed thereon company entitled recover part compensation awarded difference value strip railroad purposes right lay operate thereon additional tracks value railroad purposes right use operate railroad tracks instruction properly refused assumed matter law opening street across existing railroad tracks prevented company laying additional tracks across land within crossing room tracks right company use land right way many tracks reasonably required right present proceedings affected opening street question opening street across company city acquiring necessarily subject right company lay additional tracks necessary proper conduct business another instruction asked company refusal excepted effect land railroad company crossed proposed street used railroad purposes part railroad terminal facilities value railroad terminal facilities depreciated lessened use land public purposes street use purposes street subject however use land company railroad purposes railroad company entitled recover city sum equal depreciation value damages part land taken crossed proposed street instruction properly refused objectionable reason general words railroad terminal facilities included company entire line road terminal facilities within least corporate limits city land within crossing three miles inside city limits four miles passenger depot company thousand feet nearest freight depot instruction last referred given range inquiry sum due company taken extended far beyond required permissible order ascertain amount compensation contended railroad company denied equal protection laws final judgment individual property owners awarded compensation contiguous property appropriated public use proceeding value land taken nominal compensation given company value land simply land across street opened taken account contention without merit compensation awarded individual owners upon basis value property actually taken regard uses best adapted purposes held used likely always used compensation awarded railroad company upon basis value thing actually appropriated public use company right way street crossing regard purposes land question acquired held always likely held case individual owners deprived entire use enjoyment property railroad company left possession use property purposes used best adapted subject right public street across denial equal protection laws unless public street across tracks railroad company except upon condition precedent shall condemn acquire absolute ownership land leaving untouched right company cross tracks think equal protection laws imposes burden upon people city within limits railroad company permitted lay tracks examined questions law arising record may take cognizance opinion sufficient importance require notice hands finding error judgment affirmed chief justice took part consideration decision case argued justice brewer dissenting dissent judgment case approve said first part opinion potency fourteenth amendment restrain action state either legislative executive judicial department deprives party property without due compensation also ruling process always satisfied mere form proceeding fact notice right heard agree proposition judgment state even authorized statute whereby private property taken state direction public use without compensation made secured owner upon principle authority wanting due process law required fourteenth amendment constitution affirmance judgment highest state denial state right secured owner instrument disappointing reading strong declaration protecting reach fourteenth amendment power duty enforcing action state officers agencies find sustained judgment depriving even though railroad valuable property without least nominal compensation seems though denial strenuously made power state either legislative executive judicial department subject one limitation verdict jury abundant promises forepart opinion vanish nothing conclusion reached amount mere brutum fulmen case frequent experiences life promise performance sadly variance suggest many sayings serious jocular used picture grotesque incongruity often manifested beginning end proclamation act result sustained adjudged rightful decision railroad company owns tract land within limits city chicago holds deed original proprietors therefore highest best titles fee simple virtue thereof right exclusive use benefits profits attend thereon deprived exclusive use forced admit everybody equal use occupation give public indeed use occupation road highway including therein power require owners steam cars crossing highways plank expense crossings construct gates employ gatemen take necessary means prevent accidents crossings receives one dollar nominal compensation property thus condemned private property company missouri pac ry nebraska sup individual owners tracts alongside similarly situated deprived exclusive use neither case fee taken property awarded damages rate equal area ground without exposed burden loss use property condemned answer say company uses piece ground tracks passage trains may still use way present use possibilities use determine value property owner vacant land taken without compensation simply moment use said boom patterson inquiry cases must property worth market viewed merely reference uses time applied reference uses plainly adapted say worth availability valuable uses value property railroad company owner depend alone uses put also uses company may rightfully put shown testimony case portion ground either side tracks available valuable station houses offices coal chutes elevator offices signal towers switch stands possibility use purposes taken away land appropriated highway claim leaving present use property owner destroys right compensation proposition mind simply monstrous another railroad company individual condemn take company use tracks nominal compensation simply use left company yet taking crossing without compensation defended ground may taking use tracks without compensation also defended neither submit large matter damages liability expense planking tracks establishing gates hiring gatemen resorting necessary means guarding accidents crossing ignored estimate compensation sufficient answer say wherever crossing rightfully established public may legally compel company expense provide means protection company liable burden highway opened long public right crossing company burden establishment crossing taking property highway creates right part public cast burden upon company seems monstrous say public create right cast large burden expense upon company yet obligations compensate therefor amounts simply city says railroad company take property use highway pay nothing liability bear burden expense may see fit cast upon hereafter order protect crossing accident without compensation owned property first place simply given permission cross highway compel bear burden right impose burden public ownership created used justification creating public ownership without compensation agree proposition question presented kansas kansas cent jackson pac highway sought established across railroad track without compensation denied claim saying duty imposed upon railroad company constructing cattle guards fences signs imposed upon police power state makes difference case highway established across railroad company right way necessary things exist highway established duty statutes immediately springs existence requiring railroad construct things establishment highway therefore cause additional burdens imposed upon railroad company must railroad company bear burdens suffer losses without compensation treated differently others interests real estate others interests real estate entitled compensation losses resulting location public highway interfering free rightful use interests smith labore et pac see also many cases cited opinion among grand rapids grand rapids said campbell damage done railroad highway run across must necessarily include additional expense entailed crossing city may involve considerable outlay making crossing safe providing guards accidents railway hough observed speaking chief justice railroad interferes existing highway must bear expense crossing restoring highway far practicable safe condition fencing cattle guards necessary purpose pointed people lake shore ry new highway created belongs create bear expense making crossing condition necessary meet expense danger occasions indeed illinois two railroads one seeking obtain right crossing tracks chicago springfield well said entitled sum damages paid appellee money well enable appellants construct keep repair works may necessary keep track safe secure condition nothing short amount compensation provided law care enlarge upon matter propositions seem absolutely clear mere statement carry conviction declaration state may departments take private property public use without compensation assent judgment effect permits done