Roberts v. Williams
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Phillips Circuit Court. Hon. Charles W. AdaMS, Circuit Judge. That the petition, of Williams should have accurately described the termini of the proposed private road, See Digest, eA..140, seo. 62. . That Williams should have .deposited “a sufficient sum of ino-ney,” before-tbe court could appoint viewers, See Digest, chap. 140, see. 63. That tbe viewers should have been sworn before entering upon their duties; and that tbe record should show that fact, See…
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Appeal from Phillips Circuit Court. Hon. Charles W. AdaMS, Circuit Judge. That the petition, of Williams should have accurately described the termini of the proposed private road, See Digest, eA..140, seo. 62. . That Williams should have .deposited “a sufficient sum of ino-ney,” before-tbe court could appoint viewers, See Digest, chap. 140, see. 63. That tbe viewers should have been sworn before entering upon their duties; and that tbe record should show that fact, See Digest, chop. 140, see. 63, 47. Breekeovridge vs. Ward, 1 Mon. 57. Eolla/rd vs. Ferguson, 1 Ditt. 196. Elliott vs. lewis, 1…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Soott
This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Phillips county, in a case where a portion only of certain proceedings in the county court of that county, touching a private road, was quashed, the whole proceedings having been brought into the former court by certiorari to the latter. It appears, from the transcript of the certified proceedings of the county court, that, on the 15th of April, 1850, Williams filed his petition representing that he labored under great disadvantage, by reason of not having a road from his plantation to the Mississippi river, and asking that commissioners might be…
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