Morgan County v. Thomas
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county ¡ the Hon. Chauncey L. Higbee, Judge, presiding. The Illinois River Railroad Company was empowered, by its charter, to construct a railroad from Jacksonville, in Morgan county, to LaSalle, in LaSalle county, via Virginia, in Cass county, Bath, in Mason county, Pekin, in Tazewell county, and Lacón, in Marshall .county.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county ¡ the Hon. Chauncey L. Higbee, Judge, presiding. The Illinois River Railroad Company was empowered, by its charter, to construct a railroad from Jacksonville, in Morgan county, to LaSalle, in LaSalle county, via Virginia, in Cass county, Bath, in Mason county, Pekin, in Tazewell county, and Lacón, in Marshall .county. At an election lawfully held for that purpose, on the 1st day of September, 1856, a majority of the voters of Morgan county voted in favor of that county subscribing for $50,000 of the capital stock of said railroad company, payable…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
This is the third time this court has been called upon to determine questions aifecting the claim of William Thomas to a portion of the bonds involved in this controversy. In the first case, Thomas et al. v. The County of Morgan, 39 Ill. 496, it was in evidence, as it is now, that the question whether Morgan county should subscribe for $50,000 of the capital stock of the Illinois River Railroad Company, payable in the bonds of the county, was submitted to the voters of that county at an election held for that purpose, on the 1st day of September, 1856; that a majority of the legal votes cast…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bruffett v. Great Western Railroad Co. of 1859Illinois Supreme Court · 1861
- Morris v. CheneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- Vilas v. Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1863
- James v. WoodruffNew York Supreme Court · 1845
- Thomas v. County of MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
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3Cited by5 opinions
- County of Morgan v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Alexander v. State Savings Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1935
- Wheeler v. Acme Harvesting Machine Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- City of East St. Louis v. Illinois & St. Louis Bridge Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1894
- County of Morgan v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1881