Crenshaw County v. Sikes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Action against a County. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Crenshaw. On the 25th day of June, 1895, appellee sued appellant in the circuit court of Crenshaw county, claiming one hundred and twenty-five dollars as damages for injuries to a horse of plaintiffs, which resulted in the death of the horse.
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Action against a County. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Crenshaw. On the 25th day of June, 1895, appellee sued appellant in the circuit court of Crenshaw county, claiming one hundred and twenty-five dollars as damages for injuries to a horse of plaintiffs, which resulted in the death of the horse. The complaint alleged that the injury occurred on the 18th day of May, 1894, and that it was caused by a defect in “a public bridge situated on the public road in Crenshaw county, Alabama,” The complaint, after alleging the injury and the cause thereof, contained the following declaration :…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
The court of county commissioners is by statute declared a court of record, possessing “original j urisdiction in relation to the establishment, change or discontinuance of roads, bridges, causeways and ferries within the county.” — Code of 1886, §§ 819, 825. The judge of probate, its principal judge, is the keeper of its records, and is required to record its proceedings. Code of 1886, § 827.
It is provided by statute, that claims against the county shall not be passed upon or allowed by the court of county commissioners, unless they are itemized and sworn to by the claimant, or by some…
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