Legal Opinion

Brown v. Roberts

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 7, 1887PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marion County; the Hon. Amos Watts, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.

Appellant filed his petition for certiorari to quash the' order and proceedings of appellees as Commissioners of Highways, altering a highway by vacating part and re-locating part thereof. Upon the hearing, the Circuit Court entered judgment affirming the order of appellees and three Supervisors (to whom an appeal was alleged to have been lawfully taken), and against appellant for costs. To reverse this judgment appellant took this appeal. Many of the objections made to the final order of the Commissioners are based on the erroneous assumption that the record of proceedings attached to and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Donahue v. County of WillIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Chicago v. WhippleIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
  3. McManus v. McDonoughIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Taylor v. Commissioners of HighwaysIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  5. Gerdes v. ChampionIllinois Supreme Court · 1883

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. Morrison v. SchwiesowAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916

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