Lachman v. Deisch
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Josiah McRoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an action brought by Frank Deisch and Paul Deisch, minors, by their next friend, against Marcus Lachman, to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiff’s real estate by the construction of a drain.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Josiah McRoberts, Judge, presiding. This was an action brought by Frank Deisch and Paul Deisch, minors, by their next friend, against Marcus Lachman, to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiff’s real estate by the construction of a drain. The suit was originally commenced in the county court, and appealed to the circuit court, where a trial was had affirming the judgment of the county court, which was for $500, in favor of the plaintiffs.
1Per curiam
This action was commenced in the county court, to recover damages for injuries to real estate. There was sufficient proof made'on the trial, of title in appellees.
By the second clause of the 13th section of the act in force July 1, 1872, justices of the peace are expressly given jurisdiction in “all actions for damages for injuries to real property,” and, by a recent statute, county courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts in all that class of cases in which justices of the peace have jurisdiction, where the amount does not exceed $500. Hence the objection, the county court…
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