Keena
Keena v. Board of Supervisors of Placer County
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Belcher, J.
—The record in this case shows the following facts: In 1872, a certain road in Placer County was laid out and declared to be a public highway by the board of supervisors of the county. In October, 1887, the board made and caused to be entered in its minutes an order that a certain described portion of the said highway “be and the same is hereby abandoned.” In January, 1890, the board made another order, that its order of October, 1887, be set aside and canceled, and that that portion of the road described therein be opened for public travel, and that the road overseer proceed im *12 mediately to remove all obstructions therefrom. The plaintiff then commenced this proceeding in the superior court of Placer County, to obtain a writ of review of the last-named order. The writ was granted and a return thereto made, showing all the proceedings ¿nd orders taken and made by the board of supervisors for the laying out, abandonment, and reopening of the said road.
The court found and decided that the road was properly laid out and became a public highway in 1872, and that it extended across land then and ever since owned by the plaintiff, and which within the last year had been inclosed…