Cole v. Town of Canaan
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Petition for a highway in the town of Canaan, in this county. The petitioners alleged “ that there was occasion, for the public convenience and accommodation, for a new highway in the town of Canaan,” “ commencing at or near the end of the road near Daniel B. Cole’s house, thence northwestwardly on the most practicable route, till it intersects the road leading from the Orange road to Washington Wilson’s house, at a stake a little northerly of Lorenzo Jame-son’s house in…
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Petition for a highway in the town of Canaan, in this county. The petitioners alleged “ that there was occasion, for the public convenience and accommodation, for a new highway in the town of Canaan,” “ commencing at or near the end of the road near Daniel B. Cole’s house, thence northwestwardly on the most practicable route, till it intersects the road leading from the Orange road to Washington Wilson’s house, at a stake a little northerly of Lorenzo Jame-son’s house in said Canaan.” They represented that they had petitioned the selectmen of said town of Canaan to lay out said highway, but…
1Opinion of the CourtWoods, J.
The prayer of the petition was for a highway in Canaan, commencing at or near the end of the road near Daniel B. Cole’s house, thence to run northwestwardly on the most practicable route till it intersects the road leading from the Orange road to Washington Wilson’s house, *92at a stake a little northerly of Lorenzo Jameson’s house in said Canaan.” The highway, as laid out, is admitted to be correct as to the point of beginning, and is in conformity with the petition in that particular. It runs thence, by various courses set forth in the report, “ to the centre of the now traveled highway…
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