Town of Pleasant Hill v. Stark
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pike county; the Hon. Harry Higbee, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Graves
delivered the opinion of the court.
Section 82, ch. 121, Hurd’s Eev. St. 1917 [Call. 1916 Stat. if 10000(82)] provides in substance, so far as is material to this case, that in case the damages sustained by the owners of land by reason of the establishment or vacation of roads are not released or agreed upon by the owners and the commissioners of highways, the commissioners of highways shall, after they shall grant the prayer for the establishment or vacation of the road, make a certificate that they are about to establish or vacate a public road, describing it, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Shinkle v. MagillIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Deer v. Commissioners of HighwaysIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Neely v. ShephardIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Neely v. ShephardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900