Hubbell v. Robertson

The petitioner in this case asks for a mandamus to compel the supervisor of the township of Clay, in the county of St. Clair, to place upon the assessment roll of said township for collection the amount of three orders drawn by the township drain commissioners in favor of the petitioner, and against said township, for work done under a contract made with the drain commissioners during the years 1883 and 1884; there being due upon the orders at the time of filing the petition the sum of $1,760.35, and interest from the twenty-seventh day of November, 1883.

The petition states that in May, 1883,…