Merritt v. Peet

The ownership of the tract of land upon which is located the portion of the roadway here involved was acquired by appellants Frank Merritt and T. A. Merritt in 1934. Appellee’s land adjoins this tract on the south and west. Appellants Don Minor and Fern Minor are tenants of appellants Merritt. For convenience the Merritts will be treated as sole appellants.

In 1931 the board of supervisors of Jones county decided to procure a gravel pit in appellee’s land at a place about five hundred fifty feet west of appellants’ land. Accordingly, Jones county condemned said gravel pit and a roadway thereto…