Sweeney v. Chicago Telephone Co.

In this case the plaintiff in error, Michael Sweeney, sued out a writ of error from this court to the county court of Lake county to review a proceeding in vacation before the judge of that court, on petition of the defendant in error, the Chicago Telephone Company, to condemn a right of way for its telephone line. The defendant in error has moved to dismiss the writ of error on the ground that the judgment can not be reviewed by that means.

The proceeding was in vacation under the provisions of the Eminent Domain act, and that act makes no provision for review of the record by means of a writ…