Board of Commissioners v. Carter
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Chase District Court. L. K. Carter commenced an action in the district court of Chase county, upon a petition in error, from the action of the Board of Commissioners of that county, in establishing a public road upon and across certain lands, owned by him in said county. January 13,1880, the district court vacated the order aforesaid, and the Board, defendant, brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This action was commenced in the district court of Chase county, by the defendant in error, who was *512plaintiff below, upon a petition in error from the action of the board of county commissioners of that county, in establishing and ordering to be opened a certain road in said county, in which said petition the board of county commissioners was made the only defendant.
Many questions are presented and discussed by counsel, but we shall consider but one, because that is both preliminary and decisive. In due season, the right of plaintiff to…
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