L. E. Myers Co. v. Sanitary District

In an action started by The L. E. Myers Company in the superior court of Cook county, a writ of mandamus was issued which commanded the officials of the defendant, the Sanitary District of Chicago, “forthwith to pay the sum of * * * ($5,885.23) of the funds of The Sanitary District of Chicago to the plaintiff, The L. E. Myers Company, a corporation.” The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment and the sanitary district’s petition for leave to appeal to this court was granted. The Myers company will be referred to as plaintiff and the sanitary district as defendant.

As grounds for reversal,…