Henry v. Board of County Commissioners

Appellant, plaintiff below, filed his complaint against defendant in which he charged that the defendant “with a strong hand, unlawfully, forcibly and without any authority of law, entered upon plaintiff’s land with horses, mules, men and machinery while plaintiff was absent from the United States” and constructed a road, whereby-plaintiff’s property was injured and damaged. A demurrer was filed to this complaint and sustained. Plaintiff appeals.

Section 801 of Mills’ Ann. Stats, provides, inter alia, that: “All claims and demands held by any *268person against a county shall he presented for…