Deer v. Commissioners of Highways
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Champaign county; the Hon. C. B. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mhlkey
This writ of error brings before us for review a judgment of the Appellate Court for the Third District, affirming a judgment of the circuit court of Champaign county, quashing a common law writ of certiorari, which had been sued out of that court by Moses Deer, plaintiff in error, for the purpose of having annulled and set aside certain proceedings by the commissioners of highways of Sidney township, the defendants in error, in laying out a public road, which are claimed to be erroneous, illegal and void.
The first objection urged against these proceedings is, that “the record fails to show…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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