Board of Supervisors v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Mandamus.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County; the Hon. Samuel L. Dwight, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the November term, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burroughs
The appellee, The People ex rel. Commissioners of Highways of the Town of Dry Point, filed in the Circuit Court of Shelby County a petition against the appellant, The Board of Supervisors of Shelby County, Illinois, to compel the latter to appropriate the sum of $1,500, to pay one-half the cost of building a bridge in said town, and to appoint three of the supervisors to represent the county, alleging that the commissioners had complied with all the requirements of section 19 of the road and bridge act to entitle them to have such appropriation and appointment made, but that the board had…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Town of Kankakee v. McGrewIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- People ex rel. Commissioners of Highways v. Board of SupervisorsIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Board of Supervisors v. People ex rel. CaldwellIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Town of New Boston v. Board of SupervisorsIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Board of Supervisors of Logan County v. People ex rel. Commissioners of Highways of the Towns of West Lincoln & SheridanIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
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