County Court v. Thornburg

Milller, President;

This is a writ of error, to the final judgment for plaintiff in the circuit court of Mason county, in condemnation proceedings, against Mary M. Thornburg and Newton Long. At various stages of the proceedings in the court below, the defendants challenged the right of petitioner to take their land for public road purposes, by motions to quash the petition, and the several' orders thereon, and interposed no other defense or defenses by plea, answer or otherwise. Treating the motions to quash and to dismiss, overruled, as demurrers to the petition, the defendants must be…