Burke v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
In error to the County Court of La Salle County; the Hon. Hiram T. Gilbert, Judge, presiding. In connection with this case see the following case of Hoadley v. People.
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, P. J.
The conviction in this case was for maintaining a nuisance. The indictment contains but one count, and charges that the plaintiff in error, Burke, unlawfully removed a certain culvert from a certain highway in Wallace Township “ and then and there filled up said culvert with dirt and other material, and lias during all the time aforesaid and now c&itinues to keep said culvert filled up with said dirt. That because of the filling of the culvert as aforesaid the water coming onto said highway remains stagnant and during the greater portion of the year last past has been flooded and under water,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Waters v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Boyd v. Town of Farm RidgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Sweeney v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
- Lowe v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1862
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. CarterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912