Legal Opinion
People ex rel. B. M. Lewis Union Drainage District No. 1 v. Rust
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 5, 1947No. Gen. No. 10,198PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bristow
This is a proceeding in mandamus instituted by People of the State of Illinois ex rel. B. M. Lewis Union Drainage District No. 1 of the Townships of Manteno and Sumner, County of Kankakee and State of Illinois against Edward Bust, as Commissioner of Highways of the Town of Will, County of Will and State of Illinois to compel the highway commissioner to pay or levy and collect a tax for payment of a drainage assessment against the Town of Will, for benefits to its public highways, levied by said drainage district.
The assessment proceeding was in the county court of Kankakee, Illinois. On…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- La Ham v. Sterling Canning Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1943
- Commissioners of Highways v. Big Four Drainage DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- People ex rel. Dorris v. GarnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
- Kickapoo Drainage District v. City of MattoonIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- People Ex Rel. Fitton v. EhlerIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Moser v. Highway CommissionerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983