Legal Opinion

Allman v. Lumsden

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 17, 1896PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District;&emdash;heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Champaign county; the Hon. Ferdinand Bookwalter, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

This was a proceeding commenced by the petition of the commissioners of the Kankakee drainage district, in the county court of Champaign county, to annex certain lands to said district under section .58 of the act to revise and amend the Drainage law of May 29, 1879, approved June 30, 1885, and known as the “Levee act.” (Rev. Stat. 1891, p. 571.) It was alleged in the petition that the owners of the lands in question had made connection with the main ditch or drain of said Kankakee drainage district, and should be deemed to have made voluntary application to be included in said district. Upon…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hobbs v. Ferguson's EstateIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Crean v. HouriganIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Allman v. LumsdenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Mann v. LearnedIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  2. American Central Ins. v. J. B. Henninger & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1900
  3. Weiboldt v. Standard Fashion Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1899
  4. Western Valve Co. v. WellsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
  5. Lewis v. Drainage Commissioners of Drainage District No. 1Appellate Court of Illinois · 1914

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