Chicago & South-Eastern Railway Co. v. Woodard

This action was commenced before a justice of the peace. The appellee sues to recover of the appellant $113.50 and $25.00 attorney’s fee, for constructing a fence along the appellant’s right-of-way, where it abuts on the appellee’s land. R. S. 1894, section 5324 (Elliott’s Supp., sectoin 1078; Acts 1885, p. 224, section 2). The cause was appealed to the Boone Circuit Court where the venue was changed to the court below. In the trial court the appellant demurred to the complaint which demurrer was overruled and the appellant excepted. This ruling is assigned as error.

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