State ex rel. Crowder v. Miles

This action was brought by the appellant, in the Sullivan Circuit Court, against the appellees, who constitute the board of trustees of the town of Sullivan, to compel them, by mandate, to construct a sidewalk according to specific plans and specifications.

The facts in the case, as gathered from the pleadings, as we understand them, are that about 1891 the board of trustees of the town of Sullivan, by proper ordinance, settled upon a plan for grading and improving certain of the streets in the town, among which was Jackson Street. Under the plan adopted, Jackson, Court, and Section streets…