Nisius v. Chapman
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Jasper Circuit Court, Charles W. Hanley, Judge. Appeal to the circuit court by James O. Chapman from an order of the board of commissioners of Jasper County, sustaining the petition of Joseph Nisius and others for the, improvement of a highway. From a judgment of the circuit court dismissing the petition, the petitioners appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
Appellants filed a petition in the commissioners’ court of Jasper county, Indiana, for the improvement of certain highways in Jordan township, in said county, as provided by §7711 et seq. Burns 1908, Acts 1905 p. 521. The petition was set for hearing June 6, 1911, and notice given in compliance therewith.
On said date, appellee, as a taxpayer of said township, owning land directly affected by the proposed improvement, filed a written motion in commissioners’ court challenging the jurisdiction of the board, and praying a dismissal of said petition. The board overruled said motion and sustained…
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