McIntosh County v. Fisher

Marshall, Justice.

The plaintiffs filed this complaint against the Commissioners of McIntosh County, alleging that the commissioners had declared abandoned a county road, which provided the only means of access to a dock on Black Island Creek. The stated purpose for abandoning the road was its diminishing use by the public, such that no public purpose would continue to be served by maintaining the road at public expense. In the complaint, which was filed by persons residing in the general vicinity, it was alleged that the road and dock had been in continuous and frequent use by numerous…