Myers v. Hall County

Louis Myers, plaintiff, presented to Hall county, defendant, a claim for damages caused by the dynamiting of trees along a highway in front of his residence. The claim consisted of the following items: Damage to walls, plaster *15and ceiling of house, $326; damage to chimney and chimney wall, $100; permanent damage to house, $500; destruction of 14 trees of the value of $50 each, $700; damage to fence, $50; total, $1,676. The county board disallowed the claim and plaintiff appealed to the district court where he recovered a judgment for $400 on the verdict of a jury. Defendant appealed to the…