State Ex Rel. Happel v. Schmidt

In their petition to the county court for the writ of mandamus, Elmer Happel and wife, the relators (respondents on this appeal), alleged that they own a farm in the town of Polk, and on February 27, 1945, applied in writing to the town board to widen a private road, which is one rod wide, on their farm and leading to their farm buildings; that on April 5, 1945, the town board ordered and determined that said application be denied; that relators appealed from said denial to County Judge Bucklin, who, after a hearing, duly appointed three commissioners to review the town board’s order and…