Hawkins v. City of Elgin

Mr. Justice Hers hey

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a suit instituted by the plaintiffs against the city of Elgin and certain other defendants. The original complaint consisted of two counts. Count 1 was a separate action at law for ejectment and damages and is not involved in this appeal from the separate actions in chancery. Count 2 was an action in chancery and prayed for a decree declaring that the defendants, city of Elgin and certain other defendants, remove certain alleged encroachments on the plaintiffs’ land. By amendment the plaintiffs added a third count and prayed that…