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88 Ind. 440

Reader v. Smith

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1882

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1882-11-15

<p>Highways.— Change of.— Remonstrance.— Damages. — Costs.— Witness. — A. and others joined in a remonstrance against the change of a public highway, questioning its public utility, and A. separately claimed damages. Reviewers reported against the public utility of the change, whereupon the county commissioners dismissed the petition. One of the petitioners, alone appealed to the circuit court, where it was found and adjudged that the change was not of public utility. Damages were also found for A. , should the change be made.</p> <p>Held, that the petitioner who appealed was prima facie liable for all costs.</p> <p>Held, also, that if A. used other remonstrants as witnesses, in support of his. separate remonstrance for damages, they were entitled to fees as witnesses.</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently April 1905

2 state decisions

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Decided 1882-11-15

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¶1On Petition for a Rehearing.

Franklin, C.

¶2— Appellant, in his petition for a rehearing, insists that the fifth specification of error was not, in the ■original opinion, considered by the court. In this he is mistaken. The motions all had reference to the costs, and were considered together, though the others were specifically discussed. In the opinion this assignment is specifically decided ■against appellant, for the general reason that “ The other petitioners do not appear to have been parties in the circuit court, and have not been-made parties in this court.” We think this is sufficiently explicit. This court could not reverse a judgment of the court below and direct and instruct it to ■enter up a judgment against persons who are not parties to the case in this court.

¶3Per Curiam. — The petition for a rehearing is overruled, .at the costs of appellant.

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