Village of Augusta v. Tyner

Appellee brought this suit in trespass in the circuit court of Hancock county against appellant and certain of its officers and servants, to recover damages by reason of removing a fence and grading the premises for a street. To the declaration there was a plea of the general issue and a plea of liberum tenement-urn in the appellant, and that the other defendants were its officers and servants, acting under its command. Issue was joined on the first plea, and the second was traversed by a replication, on which issue was joined. The jury was waived, and it was agreed that no judgment should be…