Habersham County v. Cornwall

C. Cornwall brought suit against Habersham county, and in his petition made the following case: During the year 1925 the defendant, “in grading and constructing a public road in said county, graded and constructed same through” a described strip of land belonging to plaintiff, containing 3.83 acres, more or less, and in doing so “dug up and destroyed 155 peach trees growing' thereon, which were of the value of $7 each, or a total value of $1085.” (There was a further allegation of damage, but that is not material to this statement.) On June-22, 1925, petitioner filed *420with the ordinary of the…