Legal Opinion

John T. Seyfarth, Jr. v. Adams County Board of Supervisors

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 18, 2019No. 2018-CA-00217-SCTPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, PRESIDING JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶1. The Adams County Board of Supervisors (Board) designated Mount Airy Plantation Road as a public road, placing it on the official county road register in 2000. John Seyfarth petitioned the Board to abandon the portion of the road that dead ends into his property. He alleged that people were using the road to reach his property and trespass on it. The Board declined to abandon the road, denied Seyfarth's request for damages, and did not address his requests that the Board take action to abate the nuisances he experienced. Seyfarth appealed to the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hooks v. George CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. City of Tupelo, Mississippi v. John Patterson (Pat) O'CallaghanMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Lowndes County Ex Rel. Board of Supervisors v. McClanahanMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  4. McNeely v. JacksMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Barrett v. PilgrimMississippi Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by3 opinions

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