Snell v. Buresh
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. E. Tuley, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in equity, brought by Emanuel J. Buresh and John 0. Eenloch, residents, property owners and tax-payers of the village of Jefferson, in Cook county, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, to enjoin Amos J. Snell from obstructing Milwaukee and. California avenues by erecting a gate upon and at the intersection of California avenue.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. E. Tuley, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in equity, brought by Emanuel J. Buresh and John 0. Eenloch, residents, property owners and tax-payers of the village of Jefferson, in Cook county, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, to enjoin Amos J. Snell from obstructing Milwaukee and. California avenues by erecting a gate upon and at the intersection of California avenue. It is alleged that Snell had threatened the obstruction, and had in fact commenced by placing posts upon and at the intersection of said highways. It…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
The appellant predicates his right to erect the toll-gate at the intersection of Milwaukee and California avenues, on a provision contained in “An act to incorporate the Chicago Southwestern Plank Boad Company,” approved February 10, 1849, as follows: “The said corporation is authorized and shall have power to erect and maintain such toll-houses, tollgates, and other buildings for the accommodation and management of the said road, and the travel and transport thereon, as the said corporation shall deem suitable to its interests.”
It is said, in the argument, that appellant is not entitled to…
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