State ex rel. County of Houston v. Fitch

The board of county commissioners of the county of Houston having denied a petition for the laying out of a highway through several towns of the county, one David W. Robinson presented a petition for appeal to the respondent, a justice of the peace of the county, and also presented to him a bond for appeal, executed by himself as principal, and by another person as surety, which bond was approved by the justice, and he thereupon issued the summons required in such cases, which was properly served. On the appearance day the commissioners appeared for the purpose of moving, andl moved, that the…