Cox v. Commissioners of Highways
Appellate Court of Illinois
Prosecution for Obstructing a Highway. — Appeal from the Circuit Court of Clinton County; the Hon. Samvel L. Dwight, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1901.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion per Curiam.
This suit was brought before a justice of the peace in Clinton county, by defendants in error, against plaintiff in error, to recover a penalty for obstructing a public highway, and was appealed to the Circuit Court of that county, and on a trial there a judgment was rendered against plaintiff in error for 83 and costs, and this writ of error was sued out to secure a reversal of the judgment.
Plaintiff in error is in possession and claims to be the owner of the land over which the alleged road runs.
There are no written pleadings in the case, but from the evidence it appears…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Town of Brushy Mound v. McClintockIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Robeson v. HuttonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
3Cited by1 opinion
- Village of Dolton v. MalinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1902