Livermore v. County of Norfolk

This is a petition for the assessment of damages from the taking of land by the county commissioners of Norfolk County for highway purposes. The petition is brought against the county of Norfplk and the town of Wellesley, and in accordance with the prayer of the petitioners, an order of *134notice wag issued and served upon both of these parties, and they have appeared as respondents. The county of Norfolk demurred to the petition on the ground that it was brought against two parties as joint respondents, who could in no event be jointly liable, and that two such parties cannot properly be joined…