In Re Wittkowsky's Land

On 15 March, 1906, the Board of Trustees of Charlotte Township notified S. Wittkowsky that they had condemned a strip of his land to widen the public highway. On 23 March, 1906, he applied to the Clerk of Court to appoint a jury of five men to assess his damages. On 24 March, 1906, the Clerk appointed the jury, who were summoned by the Sheriff, and assessed the damages at $2,000. The application to the Clerk, the appointment of the jury, their summons by the Sheriff, their meeting and assessment, were all without notice either to the Board of Township Trustees or to the County Commissioners,…