Court of Appeals of Kentucky February 2, 1858 (Dumesnil v. Dupont)

Judge Dwaoll

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant alleges in his petition that the defendants had erected, or were the owners, of a powder house situated on the Oakland plank road, within half a mile of the limits of the city of Louisville, within about three hundred yards of the appellant’s residence, and but a short distance from his neighbor’s houses.