Village of Winnetka v. Prouty
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. T. A. Moran, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
This was a bill in chancery, by Annie E. Prouty, against the village of Winnetka, to enjoin the entering of a certain inclosure for the purpose of opening a street. The decree was in accordance with the prayer of the bill. This appeal is from that decision.
The right to enter the inclosure and open the street is claimed by the village by virtue of a dedication by a plat made by Charles E. Peck in 1855, and acknowledged by him and recorded in the proper office on the 1st day of March, 1858. The plat in evidence, and by virtue of which the dedication is claimed, is headed “Plan of Winnetka, Cook…
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