People ex rel. Rovey v. Slowman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Mandamus proceeding. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian County; the Hon. William M. Farmer, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is a petition for writ of mandamus upon the relation of William H. Rovey, to compel certain drainage commissioners and highway commissioners in King township, in Christian county, to construct a bridge across a drainage ditch in said township. An answer was filed denying the allegations of the petition. Upon a trial the court refused to award the writ and entered judgment dismissing the petition, to reverse which this appeal is prosecuted.
The only ground for reversal urged is that the trial court erred in its rulings upon the propositions of law submitted. In the record appears what is…
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