Houpt v. Dutton
Indiana Supreme Court
From Sullivan Circuit Court; Charles E. Henderson, Judge. Highway vacation proceeding by George R. Dutton and others, against which Malinda Iloupt and others remon: strate. From a judgment for petitioners, remonstrants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Appellees petitioned the Board of Commissioners of the County of Sullivan for the vacation of a part of a public highway. Viewers were appointed and reported favorably. Appellants remonstrated upon the ground that the proposed vacation would not be of public utility, and reviewers were appointed, who reported in favor of the petitioners. Appellants, thereupon, filed a remonstrance for damages occasioned by the vacation, and appellees moved to reject the same, for the reason that the part of the road to be vacated did not pass through appellants’ lands, which motion was overruled and reviewers…
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