Ringering v. Wood River Drainage & Levee District
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. J. P. Gillham, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1918. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Boggs
delivered the opinion of the court.
An action on the case brought in the Madison county Circuit Court by appellee against appellant, Wood River Drainage & Levee District of Madison County, and its commissioners, resulted in a finding of not guilty as to the commissioners and guilty as to appellant, Drainage & Levee District, and assessing damages at $1,565.45. The motion for a new trial was overruled and judgment was rendered on the verdict. To reverse said judgment appellant prosecutes this appeal.
Appellant, drainage district, was organized in the year 1909, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Chicago v. SebenIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Kinnare v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Bradbury v. Vandalia Levee & Drainage DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Johnston v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- Mayes v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
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