Schuchman v. Commissioners of Highways
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Certiorari to review proceedings to lay out a highway. Error to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County; the Hon. Edmund D. Youngblood, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scofield
Plaintiffs in error presented a petition to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, praying for a common law writ of certiorari to be directed to defendants in error, commanding them to certify to the said Circuit Court, the proceedings in relation to the laying out of a certain public highway on the line between the counties of Perry and Jefferson. Defendants in error made no return, but appeared and made a motion to quash the writ, which motion was regarded and acted upon as a demurrer to the petition.
The motion was sustained and the petition was dismissed. Plaintiffs in error ask a reversal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Frizell v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Commissioners of Highways of the Town of Geneseo v. HarperIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
- Pool v. BreeseIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Trainer v. LawrenceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
- Hammon v. Commissioners of HighwaysAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Troxell v. DickIllinois Supreme Court · 1905