Road District No. 6 v. McKinney
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Johnson county; the Hon. A. W. Lewis, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan
This proceeding was begun by the filing of a sworn complaint by William Bridges before a justice of the peace of Johnson county in the name of Road District No. 6, in said county, against T. H. McKinney, charging the unlawful obstruction of a certain highway or public road in said county by putting brush in the road and by putting a wire fence and gates across it and by plowing it. It is a statutory proceeding for the recovery of a fine or penalty under section 155 of the Roads and Bridges act, (Hurd's Stat. 1917, p. 2565,) and Bridges was required to and did give a bond for costs. One of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Town of Audubon v. HandIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Herman v. Commissioners of HighwaysIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Town of Mattoon v. ElliottIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- Boyd v. KimmelIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
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