Long v. . Beard
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Iredell. Alexander Long being the owner of an old established ferry across the River Yadkin, on the road leading from Salisbury to Salem, Lewis Beard and Jonathan Merrill made a road to a point on the River one mile below Long’s ferry; and having erected a boat, they transported tra-vellers, waggons and carriages across the river' — they were the proprietors of the land over which they made the road; but the County Court had not recognised it as a public highway, nor…
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From Iredell. Alexander Long being the owner of an old established ferry across the River Yadkin, on the road leading from Salisbury to Salem, Lewis Beard and Jonathan Merrill made a road to a point on the River one mile below Long’s ferry; and having erected a boat, they transported tra-vellers, waggons and carriages across the river' — they were the proprietors of the land over which they made the road; but the County Court had not recognised it as a public highway, nor authorised them to keep a ferry. Sign Boards were put up, giving notice to travellers that the road led to a free firry. —…
1Opinion of the Court
This suit was instituted in the Superior Court of Law (59) for ROWAN, and removed for trial to IREDELL, where it came on to be tried, at October Term, 1817, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff and his damages were assessed to two hundred dollars. Whereupon it was contended on behalf of the Defendants, that the judgment should be arrested; for that the jury had found a general verdict for the plaintiff, and that upon the first count in the declaration, no recovery could in law be had. The case was ordered to be sent to this Court, where it was argued by It is admitted that the Plaintiff…
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