Alden Coal Co. v. Challis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill for an Injunction.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer County; the Hon. Frank D. Ramsay, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1902.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Presiding Justice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a bill in chancery brought by the Alden Coal Company, a corporation, to enjoin Thomas Challis from going upon premises claimed to be owned by the complainant.
The complainant owned land which is situated about four miles from Viola and about seven miles from Aledo, the county seat of Mercer county. The complainant operated a coal mine under the surface of said land, upon which it staked out and located a town site, though no plat thereof appears to have been made. It located various lots and streets, and leased the lots and…
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