National Sign Co. v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The question presented here is whether the board of county commissioners has the authority to remove signs which are on or extend into or over a county highway. The board was enjoined from interfering with or removing signs which extended about eight inches into such a highway, and appeals.

The facts are substantially these: The plaintiff entered into an agreement with the Lawrence National Bank, of Lawrence, to erect signs along highway No. 40, advertising the bank. Two such signs were erected on farms next to the highway west of Lawrence.…