Sterling v. Carter

Citations

• 105 Kan. 423
• 185 P. 11
• 1919 Kan. LEXIS 98

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Highway — Petition for Public Road — Residence of Petitioners — Statute Interpreted. A petition to vacate a highway laid out in a sparsely settled county was signed by at least twelve householders who resided within four miles of the highway. Parties sought to enjoin the vacation of it on the ground that within the meaning of the statute the petitioners did not reside in the vicinity of the highway. Held, following Canaday v. Scott County, 104 Kan. 785, 181 Pac. 121, that the required number of petitioners resided in the vicinity of the highway, and that the petition was valid and sufficient. ' ></p>