Carey v. Justices of Campbell County
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM CAMPBELL. The plaintiff, a citizen of Campbell county, prayed an appeal from an order of tbe County Court of said county, for tbe building of a court bouse. Tbe appeal was denied bim, and be brought tbe matter by certio-rari before tbe Circuit Court of said county. At tbe August Term, 1858, Judge TuRLEY dismissed tbe petition. Tbe plaintiff appealed in error.
1Opinion of the Court
Caeuthers, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.
Tbe County Court of Campbell made an order for tbe building of a new court bouse in Jacksboro’, the seat of Justice, and appointed five commissioners to make *516the necessary contracts. The plaintiff, a citizen and owner of property in the county, asked for an appeal to the Circuit Court from that order, and the same was refused by the Court. He then presented his petition to the Circuit Judge for a writ of certiorari, to bring up the case, and the same was granted. At the September Term of the Circuit Court, upon motion, the petition was…
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