Bowden v. Oates

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is an appeal by Tim Bowden from a judgment of the Pope County Circuit Court, affirming an order of the county court, laying out and establishing a private road for David and Bill Oates over Bowden’s land.

David and Bill Oates are co-owners of land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 7 North, Range 19 West in Pope County. The appellant Bowden owns the west half, and a Mr. Yarbrough owns the east half, of the east one-half of Section 5 immediately north of the Oates property. A county road runs east and west along the north boundary line of the Bowden and…