Legal Opinion

Whittaker v. Village of Venice

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 5, 1894PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. A. S. Wilderhan, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

This is a petition by certain owners of land, included in territory claimed to have been annexed to the Village of Venice in Madison County, under “An Act to provide for annexing and excluding territory to and from cities, towns and villages,” etc., approved April 10,1872, (1 Starr & Cur. Ann. Stat. page 515), for a writ of certiorari, directed to said Village and the president and board of trustees thereof, and the village clerk, and the recorder of the county, commanding them to certify and bring into court a transcript-of the records, documents and files relating to said annexation for the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Comrs. of Mason v. GriffinIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  2. City of Galesburg v. HawkinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  3. Chicago v. WhippleIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
  4. Commissioners of Highways of Sonora v. Supervisors of Carthage, Prairie & MontebelloIllinois Supreme Court · 1862

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. School District No. 3 of Adams v. CallahanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1941
  2. State ex rel. Zilisch v. AuerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Stephens v. JonesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
  4. People ex rel. Slusser v. GaryIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  5. City of Englewood v. DailySupreme Court of Colorado · 1965

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