Town of Ellison v. Brent

Appellee, the Town of Ellison, Warren county, Hlinois, began suit in the circuit court of Warren county against the appellant, Thomas H. Brent, to recover a penalty under the Boad and Bridge Act, for obstructing a public highway by building a fence therein. There was a trial by a jury, the appellant was found guilty and a penalty of $3 and costs was assessed against him, and from that judgment this appeal was prosecuted.

The evidence shows that in 1918, appellant became the owner of the north half of the southwest quarter of section 18, township 9 north, range 3 west, in Warren county,…