Lynch v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Criminal prosecution for misdemeanor. Error to the County Court of Macon county; the Hon. O. W. Smith, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ramsay
This was a proceeding upon an information in the County Court of Macon county against John J. Lynch, which charged that he, “unlawfully, wilfully and maliciously destroyed, injured and cut the wires, brackets and cross-arms” then and there the property of the Macon County Telephone Company. Upon trial had in that court plaintiff in error was found guilty and the court imposed a fine of $100. • Lynch brings the case to this court upon writ of error.
The evidence shows that there was a controversy between the Postal Telegraph Cable Company and the Macon County Telephone Company as to the right…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wohlford v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Dunbar v. ArmstrongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
- Odin Coal Co. v. DenmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
- Pardridge v. CutlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902