Grace v. Town of Derinda
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess county; the Hon. Richabd S. Fabband, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell
delivered the opinion of the court.
Thomas J. Grace, a constable, sued the town of Derinda in Jo Daviess county to recover his fees for serving a certain writ of summons and a certain jury venire and certain subpoenas in a highway proceeding. He had a finding and a judgment for $50.55, from which the town prosecutes this appeal.
A petition was presented to the commissioners of highways of the town of Derinda to alter a certain road by vacating a certain portion and by laying out part of the road along a different route. The commissioners of highways refused the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- R. Haas Electric & Manufacturing Co. v. Springfield Amusement Park Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Sholty v. Commissioners of HighwaysIllinois Supreme Court · 1872