Quinlan v. Myers
Ohio Supreme Court
Error to the District Court of Brown county. A proceeding was originally commenced before the commissioners of Brown county for the improvement of the county road known as the Ripley and Arnheim road, under the act of April 5, 1866. The petition was signed by one hundred and thirty-five persons, and filed June 29, 1866. The viewers and surveyor appointed in pursuance of the act, made report to the September session of the commissioners, giving the names of two hundred and…
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Error to the District Court of Brown county. A proceeding was originally commenced before the commissioners of Brown county for the improvement of the county road known as the Ripley and Arnheim road, under the act of April 5, 1866. The petition was signed by one hundred and thirty-five persons, and filed June 29, 1866. The viewers and surveyor appointed in pursuance of the act, made report to the September session of the commissioners, giving the names of two hundred and fifty-seven resident land-owners whose lands would be benefited by the improvement, and after various objections had been…
1Opinion of the CourtGilmore, J.
In the view that we take of the ease, we will first ascertain from the record the nature and extent of the claim of James Myers, the plaintiff below, and also what persons, or rather what class of persons, he represented in bringing the suit fpr himself and two hundred other's. These being ascertained, we will, in the second place, inquire whether James Myers is estopped by his acquiescence or laches from denying his liability to pay the assessments made on his lands to pay for the completed improvements, and if so, whether those whom he represented are likewise estopped.
James Myers, the…
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