21 Ill. 199
Decided January 15, 1859
Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1859-01-15
This was an action originally instituted before a justice of the peace, to recover the penalties provided for in the tenth section of the road laws, for obstructing and continuing an obstruction in a public road after notice to remove the same. On the trial of the cause in the Circuit Court, judgment was rendered for the informer, the plaintiff below, and the defendant belosv brings the case to this court.
Decided 1859-01-15
¶1The appellant was convicted before a justice of the peace, for continuing an obstruction in a public highway.
¶2We decided in the case of Crosby v. Gipps, 19 Ill. R. 309, that a justice of the peace has no jurisdiction of the offense, and for that reason this judgment must be reversed.
¶3Judgment reversed.