Legal Opinion
Gilman Community Fire Protection District v. Danforth Township Fire Protection District
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 17, 1999No. 3-98-0369PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koehler
The plaintiff, Gilman Community Fire Protection District (Gil-man), in this territory disconnection case appeals the Iroquois County circuit court’s order dismissing its petition to detach property from the defendant, Danforth Township Fire Protection District (Danforth), and annex that property to the Gilman Community Fire Protection District. We must decide whether the circuit court’s conclusion was against the manifest weight of the evidence. In so doing, we must answer the following question: Did Gilman meet its burden as set forth in the Fire Protection District Act (70 ILCS 705/16 (West…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McDonald's Corp. v. Butler Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Mitchel v. Emmett-Chalmers Fire Protection DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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