Newell v. Board of Supervisors

Citations

• 37 Ill. 253

Syllabus

<p>1. Chancery—demurrers in. A general demurrer to a bill in chancery admits all the facts in the bill which are properly pleaded, but not inferences of law from the facts.</p> <p>2. Same—allegations of the bill. Charges of fraud and usury should not be general, but the facts distinctly stated, on which the charges are based.</p> <p>3. Swamp lands — the policy of the legislature in regard to them. It was the intention of the General Assembly, under the various acts on this subject, to grant to the several counties in the State, the swamp and overflowed lands within their respective limits, and to remit to such counties, the exclusive control over these lands and over their proceeds.</p> <p>4. Same. No plea of want of consideration can be sustained to a note given for a portion of these lands, on the ground that the lands have not been reclaimed, and a system of drainage established and carried out.</p>