People v. Griesbach
Appellate Court of Illinois
Information in the nature of a quo warranto to test the validity of dram-shop license. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Julian W. Mack, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stein
First. Counsel for the People contend that where property is owned by tenants in common the signatures of all must be obtained before the frontage can be counted, and that if any number less than the whole sign, their signatures are ineffective and cannot be counted for a proportionate part of the entire frontage for the reason that each tenant is seized of an undivided interest and that when one signs it cannot be ascertained what particular part of the frontage he has signed for. In support of this contention counsel cite Merritt v. City of Kewanee, 175 Ill. 537, saying “ this is one of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Merritt v. City of KewaneeIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Cole v. PennoyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1852
- Gartland v. Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Field v. HerrickIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Keil v. HealeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
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