In re Jefferson County v. Cowan
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. I. The Circuit Court erred in dismissing the appeal and refusing to try the case anew, upon the merits of the allegations of the appellants. (Sess. Acts 1872, p. 146, § 50.) II. The petition has not thereto the names of three residents of the immediate neighborhood of the proposed road, as required by the statute. (Sess.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. I. The Circuit Court erred in dismissing the appeal and refusing to try the case anew, upon the merits of the allegations of the appellants. (Sess. Acts 1872, p. 146, § 50.) II. The petition has not thereto the names of three residents of the immediate neighborhood of the proposed road, as required by the statute. (Sess. Acts, 1872, p.140, § 8.) I. The Legislature could not ha-ve intended to embrace, in the provision that any person-aggrieved might appeal (Sess. Acts 1872, p. 146, §50), any person,who, having no personal rights affected, might- think the…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, Judge
The proceedings in this case were instituted in the. County Court of Jefferson county by certain petitioners, who prayed that a public road might be opened and established in that county from the mouth of Nock Creek, as its initial, to Jefferson Station, as its terminal point.
At the same term, at which this petition was presented to the County Court for its action, a remonstrance was presented also by Co wan,, and others, setting forth many excellent reasons why the prayer of the petitioners should not be granted.
The court however appointed three commissioners, who made what they called a…
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