Town of Rice v. Chicago, Burlington & Northern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess County; the Hon Joseph M. Bailey, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtLacey, P. J.
This was a suit originally commenced before a justice of the peace by the appellant under Sec. 71, Chap. 121 R. S., known as the “Roads and Bridges act,” to recover the penalty announced in the said section for obstructing a public highway in the town of Rice, the fine being not less than three and- not more than ten dollars for the offense of obstructing a public highway as fixed by the statute.
The case was tried before a justice of the peace and appealed to the Circuit Court, and there tried anew by the court without a jury, resulting in the finding of the court and judgment in favor of the…
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