Bevins v. Pauley

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

This controversy involves the claimed right of appellants to close so much of an old county road as crossed their lands in Pike county, after the establishment of state highway No. 82, running from Pikeville to Williamson. The word “highway,” as used herein will apply to the new state highway, and the word “road” will mean the old county road.

It is admitted that the road was a regularly established county road, and its use by the public for more than forty years was proven. As indicated above, the only part of the road now in question is…