Town of Canoe Creek v. McEniry
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pock Island County; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtLacey, J.
This was a suit originally brought before a Justice of the Peace to recover a penalty for injury to a public highway, under Sec. 58 of an act in regard to roads and bridges in counties under township organization, in force July 1, 1879.
Sec. 58 provides, among other things, that “ if any person shall injure or obstruct a public road by felling a tree or trees in, upon, or across the same * * * or by plowing or digging a ditch or other opening thereon, or by turning a current of water so as to saturate or wash the same * * * shall forfeit for every sudli offense not less than three dollars nor…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boyd v. Town of Farm RidgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Dodge v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Board of Supervisors of Logan County v. People ex rel. Commissioners of Highways of the Towns of West Lincoln & SheridanIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Clifford v. Town of EagleIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
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- Elzig v. BalesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Nelson v. FehdIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Nelson v. FehdAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902
- Scott v. Town of New BostonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1888
- Town of Hudson v. CarrithersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916
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