Gantz v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

Jacob Gantz brought this action to enjoin the commissioners of Jefferson county from closing a highway and railroad crossing through his farm. The Union Pacific Railroad Company was made a party defendant. The injunction was in part granted and in part refused. Plaintiff appeals from the ruling so far as it was adverse to him, and the defendants appeal from the judgment enjoining the commissioners from abandoning or closing the highway and bridge west of plaintiff’s residence.

Upon the testimony the court, among other things, found that…