DECIDED IN THE

APPELLATE COURTS

OF THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS

AT THE OCTOBER TERM, 1896, AND THE MARCH TERM, 1897, OF THE FIRST
DISTRICT; THE MAY AND NOVEMBER TERMS, 1896, OF THE

THIRD DISTRICT, AND THE AUGUST TERM, 1896,

OF THE FOURTH DISTRICT.

VOL. LXIX

REPORTED BY

MARTIN L. NEWELL

OF THE SPRINGFIELD BAR

CHICAGO

CALLAGHAN & COMPANY
1897

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1897,

BY CALLAGHAN & COMPANY,

In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

Aro. Seft. 14, 1877.

Stereotyped and Printed
by the

Chicago Legal News Company.

THE

APPELLATE COURTS OF ILLINOIS

These Courts are held by Judges of the Circuit Courts assigned by the Supreme Court for a term of three years. One Clerk is elected in each district.

MARTIN L. NEWELL, Reporter, Springfield, Illinois.

FIRST DISTRICT.

Composed of the county of Cook.

Court sits at Chicago on the first Tuesdays of March and October. CLERK-Thomas N. Jamieson, Ashland Block, Chicago.

Composed of the Northern Grand Division of the Supreme Court, except Cook county.

Court sits at Ottawa, LaSalle county, on the third Tuesday in May, and the first Tuesday in December.

CLERK-Columbus C. Duffy, Ottawa, LaSalle county.

JUSTICES.

LYMAN LACEY, Havana, Mason county.

OLIVER A. HARKER, Carbondale, Jackson county.
JOHN D.CRABTREE, Dixon, Lee county.

THIRD DISTRICT.

Composed of the Central Grand Division of the Supreme Court. Court sits at Springfield, Sangamon county, on the third Tuesdays in May and November.

CLERK W. C. Hippard, Springfield, Sangamon county.

JUSTICES.

GEORGE W. PLEASANTS, Rock Island, Rock Island county.
GEORGE W. WALL, Du Quoin, Perry county.
CARROLL C. BOGGS, Fairfield, Wayne county.

FOURTH DISTRICT.

Composed of the Southern Grand Division of the Supreme Court. Court sits at Mount Vernon, Jefferson county, on the fourth Tuesdays in February and August.

CLERK-Frank W. Havill, Mount Vernon, Jefferson county.

JUSTICES.

NATHANIEL W. GREEN, Pekin, Tazewell county.
CHARLES J. SCOFIELD, Carthage, Hancock county.
ALFRED SAMPLE, Paxton, Ford county.

American National Bank v. Western Hay & Grain Co., use, etc... 268

Banks Agricultural & Transfer Co., use, etc., v. Masters.

573

Barclay v. People, etc.....

517

Bartlett, Adm'r v. Cicero Light, Heat & Power Co.

576

Bender ats. Cleveland, C., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. et al.
Besten ats. City of Decatur..

262

410

Blackman et al. v. Lewis.....

186

Board of Supervisors v. Commissioners of Highways.
Bohling et al. ats. Eden, Ex'r..

.344, 464

307

Bolansen ats. Lebkeucher..

297

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