Brown v. Township Board of Greenfield

A public highway was laid out across the lands of the relator. He took a general appeal from the decision of the commissioner to the township board without specifying any special reasons. The relator was ready to produce proofs before said board to show that no public necessity existed for the opening of said highway, and that the damages allowed were insufficient. The board declined to hear such proofs, for the reason that no special grounds for the appeal were stated therein.

The statute provides that such appeal shall be in writing, signed by the appellant, addressed to the township board,…