Cramer v. Burkhalter
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court'for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Knox county; the Hon. John A. Gray, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
Upon the petition of appellees, the commissioners of highways of the town of Maquon, in Knox county, and two individuals who joined in the petition, the circuit court of said county awarded a peremptory writ of mandamus against appellants, the commissioners of highways of the town of Chestnut, in said county, commanding them, as such commissioners, to take the necessary steps to lay out a road on the division line between the two towns, by drawing orders for the payment of damages awarded, notifying owners to remove fences, directing the road to be worked, etc. A writ of error was sued out…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bailey v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
3Cited by3 opinions
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