Drainage District No. One v. Dowd
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee county; the Hon. Richard S. Farrand,, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This suit as originally brought was an action of trespass. A demurrer having been sustained to the declaration, the first count was by leave of court amended, changing the form of action to assumpsit, and an additional count was filed. The declaration as finally amended is in substance: For that whereas the defendant being a corporation organized under an act of the legislature entitled “An act to provide for drainage for agricultural and sanitary purposes,” approved June 27, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, had caused to be constructed a certain ditch for" the purpose of draining the lands…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Elmore v. Drainage CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Perry v. Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the DioceseNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Winkelmann v. Moredock & Ivy Landing Drainage DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Clayburgh v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
- Koch v. City of AshlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
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- Henderson Tire & Rubber Co. v. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Geist v. LehmannAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Kremer v. LewisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Jadwin v. HoytCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1924
- Stoddard v. KeefeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916