Thompson v. Hughes
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the County Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Henry Mayo, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
The appellant, Joseph E. Thompson, as administrator of the estate of Barto Thompson, deceased, brought this action on the case in the county court of LaSalle county against the appellees, Lawrence P. Hughes, Frank Rawling and Daniel McCarthy, drainage commissioners of Drainage District No. i of the town of Freedom, to recover damages sustained by his intestate by flooding his land within the drainage district, alleged to have been caused by neglect of the appellees, as commissioners* to perform the duty imposed upon them by law to provide sufficient drainage. There was a verdict of not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. JenningsIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Nagle v. WakeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Peotone & Manteno Union Drainage District No. 1 v. AdamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Binder v. LanghorstIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
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- McElligott v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
- Satterfield v. Fairfield Drainage District No. 2Appellate Court of Illinois · 1958