Rutherford v. Davis

The answer of the appellee alleges that he was the duly elected, qualified and acting supervisor of roads; that before the occurrence of the alleged trespass complained of by the appellant, a petition for the location of a highway was filed by twelve freeholders, six of whom were residents of the immediate vicinity of the highway then proposed to be located j that the petition was duly acted upon by the board, and such proceedings had as resulted in the following order: “And the board find that the said petition and notice are in proper form and sufficient, and that twelve of the petitioners…