Lanier v. Richmond County

The dispute in this case arose when appellee, Richmond County, attempted to survey and pave a portion of a dirt roadway known as Maddox Drive. Appellant, who claims that this portion of Maddox Drive is a private way or drive belonging to him, allegedly prevented the county from completing its work. Appellee sought equitable relief. The trial court granted appellee a temporary injunction under which appellant “is enjoined from any further acts of trespass on Maddox Drive and... from prohibiting plaintiff from paving Maddox Drive to its dead end.”

Appellee alternatively contends that Maddox…