Town of Princeton v. Templeton

Citations

• 71 Ill. 68

Syllabus

<p>1. Dedication—of street, by plat of subdivision. Where the owner of a lot of land abutting on a public street subdivided the same into lots, aud between the street and the lots, as marked on the plat, there was a gore or strip of land separated from the street by a dotted line: Held, that this was not a dedication of the gore to the public as a part of the street.</p> <p>2. Same—requisites. To constitute a dedication, the owner of the property must intend to make the gift, and it must be accepted by the public authorities.</p> <p>8. Same—by deed with condition. If town authorities accept a deed of land for the widening of a street upon the condition that the street, or a portion thereof, shall be altered so as to make it of the same width, and if not, that the land shall revert, etc., and the change is not made, they will be estopped to claim the land, unless they can show they have since acquired the same in some other mode.</p> <p>4. Same—evidence against same by proceeding to condemn. Where public authorities take legal steps, upon petition, to take a strip of land to widen a street, and appoint commissioners to assess damages, etc., this will be an admission that will estop them from claiming a prior dedication.</p>