Shelby County v. Dodson

SEÑTER, J.

For convenience the parties will be referred to as in the court, below, W. F. Dodson, et al., plaintiff, and Shelby County, defendant.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Shelby County, in favor of plaintiff and against the defendant for the sum of $5500, and the cost of the suit.

Plaintiff sued the defendant for damages alleged to have resulted to property owned by the plaintiff by reason of the changing of the grade of the road or street which ran along by this property and upon which the same abutted for a distance of 305 feet; and by reason of the erection…