Austin v. Mayor of Madison

The plaintiff in this case brought her petition against the defendants, the Mayor and Council of the City of' Madison, and others. She alleged, that she was a resident of the City of Madison; that she owned and occupied a house and lot in that city, fronting on what is known as the old Madison-Monticello public road; that the road has been there for seventy years or more; that the mayor and council and one Barnett, who owned property across the road in front of plaintiff’s lot, were endeavoring to straighten said street, or road and thereby carry the same over and across petitioner’s front…