Cottrell v. Cates

Appellate Court of Illinois

Cottrell v. Cates

67 Ill. App. 401, 1896 Ill. App. LEXIS 112

DecidedNovember 21, 1896

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Cottrell v. Cates, 67 Ill. App. 401, 1896 Ill. App. LEXIS 112 (Ill. Ct. App. 1896).

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Opinion

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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