The PEOPLE v. Waitkus

This is an appeal from a decree of the superior court of Cook County in favor of plaintiff perpetually enjoining defendant from obstructing a strip or road which plaintiff alleged to be a public highway under the statutes of Illinois on the basis that said road had been in general use by the public as a public highway for more than 15 years, adverse to defendant’s ownership and under a claim of right in the public to do so.

This court has jurisdiction by direct appeal, a freehold being involved in the decision.

The road in question was shown running north and south just west of the east line of…