Thompson v. Bulson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox county; the Hon.. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding. This was a suit brought by Frederick Bulson against James Thompson, to recover for the expenses paid by the plaintiff to fence viewers.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox county; the Hon.. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding. This was a suit brought by Frederick Bulson against James Thompson, to recover for the expenses paid by the plaintiff to fence viewers. It appears from the record that the plaintiff made the following complaint to two fence viewers of his town: “ In compliance with a statutory act, approved March 21, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, 1 hereby enter complaint, that that part of a division fence between the lands of James Thompson and my own that has, according to law, been assigned to said James Thompson to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
The question here is, if one of the owners of a division fence shall neglect to keep his portion of the fence in repair, can the other owner, under the provisions of chap. 54, R. L. 1874, entitled “Fences,” without previous notice to him, select both fence viewers, and charge him with all the costs of the view?
A brief reference to several sections of the statute will, in our opinion, furnish an answer. It provides—
By section one: In counties under township organization, the town assessor and commissioners of highways are ex officio fence viewers in their respective towns. In counties not…
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