Rodgers v. Hess
Illinois Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice DeYoung
On September 10, 1925, William H. Rodgers filed his bill in the circuit court of Will county against George Hess, alleging that he, complainant, owned certain land in the town of Joliet, in Will county, which for many years had been enclosed by fences; that for a considerable period defendant had traveled across a part of complainant’s land, and, although notified to desist, on April 16, 1925, demolished the gates in the fences and continued his trespasses since, whereby complainant’s cattle have run at large- and he has suffered irreparable damage. The prayer of the bill was for an…
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