People Ex Rel. Porten v. Geske

PRESIDING JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

This action in mandamus was brought by an owner of land (petitioner) in Porteris Hickory Knoll Subdivision in Nunda Township, McHenry County, against the Township Highway Commissioner (respondent) to require the respondent to make the roads of that subdivision a part of the township road system for purposes of future maintenance. The petitioner proceeded on two theories: first, that there had been a common-law dedication of the subdivision roads to the township, and second, that the subdivision roads had been used by the…