Wilson v. Spencer
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Boone county: James R. Hanna, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtLetton, J.
' This is an action for damages against a road overseer for the destruction of a culvert and the digging of a ditch in the highway in front of plaintiff’s premises. A demurrer was filed to the petition, which was sustained and the action dismissed. Plaintiff appeals.
In substance, the petition alleges that the plaintiff is a farmer and a resident landowner in Road District No. 1 of Boone county; that the defendant is the road overseer in that district; that a public highway runs north and south along the east line of plaintiff’s farm for a distance of one mile, and that there is no way of…
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