Langan v. Milk's Grove Special Drainage District No. 1
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Iroquois county; the Hon. Frank L. Hooper, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Iroquois county; the Hon. Frank L. Hooper, Judge, presiding. Appellee filed a petition in the circuit court of Iroquois county praying a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the commissioners of Milk’s Grove Special Drainage District No. 1 to alter, repair and modify the drainage system of said district and to deepen and widen the main ditch; also to deepen and widen two lateral ditches that run across appellee’s land and empty into the main ditch at the south line of his land so…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
Appellants contend that the trial court erred in overruling the demurrer (i) because the petition does not contain sufficient allegations to entitle appellee to the writ; (2) because the action is barred by the five years Statute of Limitations; (3) because it appears from the face of the petition that appellee has been guilty of laches in beginning the suit and said petition contains no allegations explaining the delay; (4) because there is no sufficient allegation of a demand. It is also insisted that the judgment is indefinite and uncertain. The principal contention, and the one to which…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Peotone & Manteno Union Drainage District No. 1 v. AdamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Gunton v. HughesIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Binder v. LanghorstIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Kreiling v. NortrupIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Cleary v. HooblerIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
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- People ex rel. Northrup v. City CouncilAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941
- Adolph v. Commissioners of Drainage District No. 2Illinois Supreme Court · 1916
- People ex rel. Ormsby v. GibsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
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