Daugherty v. Brown
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Audrain Circuit Court. — Hon. Elijah Robinson, Judge. (1) The court did not acquire jurisdiction in the original proceedings in the county court, because of the want of a notice of the intended application. The notice was not signed by any one, nor did it purport to have been given by authority. R. S. sec. 6936. A notice, required by the statute to be in writing, is insufficient when it is not signed. Eaton v. Supervisors, 42 Wis. 317; Towner v. Hemic, 19 Mo.
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Appeal from Audrain Circuit Court. — Hon. Elijah Robinson, Judge. (1) The court did not acquire jurisdiction in the original proceedings in the county court, because of the want of a notice of the intended application. The notice was not signed by any one, nor did it purport to have been given by authority. R. S. sec. 6936. A notice, required by the statute to be in writing, is insufficient when it is not signed. Eaton v. Supervisors, 42 Wis. 317; Towner v. Hemic, 19 Mo. App. 205; Schulenberg v. Bascom, 38 Mo. 189 ; Wliitely v. Platte County, 73 Mo. 30 ; Fr avert v. Finfrock, IS. E. Rep. 875.…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, C. J.
This is a proceeding by injunction, to restrain and enjoin the defendant, Brown, as road overseer, and the judges of the county court of Audrain county, from opening a road over the land of plaintiff. The grounds alleged for the relief asked are, that the road was never legally established; that no notice of filing a petition to establish the road had been given ; that the county court acquired no jurisdiction to establish the road; that the right of way had never been legally acquired over the land, and that no compensation had been received by plaintiffs for the right of way.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Newby v. Platte CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1857
- Whitely v. Platte CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
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