Cox v. Easter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error from the Commissioners Court of Limestone County. The bill of exceptions sealed in this cause, relates that Easter and Cox applied on the same day to the Judge and commissioners of Limestone county, foy a license to establish a ferry over Elk river, at a place called Jones’s ferry.
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Error from the Commissioners Court of Limestone County. The bill of exceptions sealed in this cause, relates that Easter and Cox applied on the same day to the Judge and commissioners of Limestone county, foy a license to establish a ferry over Elk river, at a place called Jones’s ferry. It was in evidence that Cox had entered the land embracing one • . of the banks of the river, at the point where it was proposed to establish said ferry, and where the public road crossed the same. It also appeared that the land entered by Cox, had been relinquished by Easter, and that the register of the…
1Opinion of the Court
' By Mr. Justice Thornton :
The parties in this cause both applied at the same time to< the court of commissioners of roads and revenue for Limestone county,, for an order to establish a ferry at the same place on Elk river. The order was made in favpr of the defendant in error, and refused to the .plaintiff; whereupon, the latter took a writ of error to this court.
The legislation upon the subject of establishing ferries, is' exceedingly meagre ; but it is apparent that great latitude of discretion is allowed in the matter to the commissioners court. If that discretion had been exercised in…
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