Ludlam v. Swain

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Swayze, J.

The writ brings up proceedings to lay out a public road. Two objections only need be considered.

First. There is a variance between the road as described in the notice and application and the road as laid by the surveyors. The beginning point is apparently the same in the application and in the return, but the identity is apparent only. In the application the road is described as running- a southeastwardly course. In the return the first course is south, fifty-four degrees west, six hundred and sixty-two and six-.tenths feet along the Shore…