Commissioners of Highways of Oran v. Hoblit

Upon review, on certioi'ari, of appellant’s proceedings to lay out and establish a highway, the circuit court quashed the same, and they appealed.

The petition was for a road beginning near the southwest corner of the east half of the northeast fractional quarter of section 6 in T. 20 N., R. 1, W. of the 3d P. M., and running by different courses and distances, of which the last being nearly a quarter of a mile was over land of appellee to the southeast corner of section 31, in township. 21.

Section 33 of the Boad and Bridge Law of 1883 provides that “ whenever the commissioners shall receive…