Barnes v. Drainage Commissioners of Drainage Dist. No. 1

The circuit court of Sangamon county granted a petition of plaintiff in error for a writ of certiorari directed to the defendants in error, commanding them to certify to said court the record of their proceedings in the organization of Drainage District No. i of the town of Divernon, in said county. The record was certified to the court in obedience to the writ, and the defendants in error thereupon moved the court to quash the writ. The court sustained the motion and quashed the writ and rendered judgment against plaintiff in error for costs. Plaintiff in error appealed to the Appellate…