Braden v. McNutt

The appellee, as trustee of Washington township, Clinton county, filed his petition in the Clinton Circuit Court representing that it was necessary to acquire a parcel of land owned by the appellant, for the purpose of building a school-house upon it, and praying that appraisers be appointed to assess the value of the land. Notice was issued and served upon the appellant. He' appeared and moved to reject the petition, but his motion was overruled.

The trial court did not err in overruling the appellant’s motion. The question as to where school-houses shall be located, and when land shall be…