Tennessee Supreme Court December 15, 1867 (Perry v. Central Southern Railroad)

Hawkins, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Conrt.

Perry instituted this suit in the Circuit Court of Maury County, on the 20th of April, 1861, against the Central Southern Railroad Company, to recover damages:

First, Eor the alleged breach of an agreement, by which the defendants agreed that, in consideration of obtaining a right of way for the company, through the plaintiff’s land — whereby the