Scraper v. Pipes

— At the December term, 1873, of the board of commissioners of Pike county, Indiana, the appellees submitted to said board their petition in writing for the location of a certain public highway.

As the sufficiency of this petition is called in question in this court, we set out a copy of said petition, omitting the address thereof and the signatures thereto, as follows :

“The undersigned, freeholders of said county, respectfully petition for the location of a public highway in Jefferson township, of said county, upon the folloAving route, to wit: Commencing at a point where the section line…