Flowers v. Grant
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Henry. Tried before tbe Hon. John P. Hubbard. This suit was brought by tbe appellant against the appellee to recover damages for trespass 'by the defendant’s bogs on the crop owned by tbe -plaintiff and growing upon lands which were situated in beat six of Henry county.
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Henry. Tried before tbe Hon. John P. Hubbard. This suit was brought by tbe appellant against the appellee to recover damages for trespass 'by the defendant’s bogs on the crop owned by tbe -plaintiff and growing upon lands which were situated in beat six of Henry county. It was alleged in tbe complaint that tbe lands upon -which, the -crop trespassed upon was growing was situated in a district in which live stock was not allowed to run at large, which district was established by the commissioners court of Henry county, under the provisions of the act approved…
1Opinion of the CourtHanalson, J.
1. The act of December 9, 1886, (Acts, 1886-87, p. 739), to authorize the commissioners’ court of Henry, Pickens and Dale counties to establish or abolish districts in which live stock may be prevented from running at large, in its second section provides: “That whenever any ten freeholders petition said court, in writing, stating that they desire an order to be made establishing a district wherein live stock shall not run at large, fully describing such district, and stating that petitioners reside in such district,” etc., the court shall proceed in the manner directed afterwards in said…
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