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| | January, 1853 |
 | | Illinois Reports, 1853, No. 9; Report of Commissioners Appointed to Investigate the Illinois and Michigan Canal Claims, 7 January 1853, CW, 2:162-87. |
 | | On February 2, 1853, Supreme Court decides that method of determining value of improvements by commissioners is unconstitutional, thus reversing Pike Circuit Court. |
 | | On February 2, 1853, Supreme Court decides that company, after payment of damages for right of way, is not bound to construct fences along its road and that proprietors of land cannot place obstructions or cattle guards along it. |
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