Appellate Court of Illinois, 1896

Cottrell v. Cates

Cottrell v. Cates
Appellate Court of Illinois · Decided November 21, 1896 · Boggs
67 Ill. App. 401; 1896 Ill. App. LEXIS 112

Cottrell v. Cates

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Boggs

delivered the opinion oe the Court.

The question involved in the case is whether appellants have a perpetual easement in the lands of appellee.

A perpetual easement is a freehold interest in land. Tinker v. Forbes, 138 Ill. 234; Goudy v. Lake View, 31 Ill. App. 653.

Jurisdiction to entertain the appeal is in the Supreme Court, not the Appellate Court. The appeal must be, and is, dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

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