Throckmorton County v. Howsley

Upon the petition of certain freeholders of precinct No. 4, Throckmorton county, the commissioners’ court of that county appointed a jury of view to survey, lay out, and describe a new road from the town of Throck-morton to the Young county line. The road ran through a tract of land owned by appel-lee. The jury of view assessed the damages of appellee at $536. The commissioners’ court confirmed the award. Appellee refused’ to abide thereby, and appealed to the county court. Trial de novo before a jury resulted in a judgment in favor of appellee for the sum of $1,170.50, from which judgment…