McVey v. Heavenridge

The appellees commenced proceedings before the Board of Commissioners of Marion county, for the purpose of having a highway located through the grounds *101of the appellants. The Commissioners acted upon the petition, and received a report of viewers, and upon a remonstrance being tiled, appointed reviewers, who reported the proposed road to be of public utility, but did not make any allowance for damages to. the owners of the land over which the road was located. A petition was thereupon filed, asking such damages to be properly ascertained by new viewers. The petition was rejected. An appeal…