County of Cook v. Lowe
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Lobin O. Collins, Judge, presiding. Appellee recovered a judgment against the County of Cook for the sum of 844,675.03, the amount of several county orders which were declared on as bills of exchange which it was alleged had been indorsed by the holders thereof and delivered to appellee.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Lobin O. Collins, Judge, presiding. Appellee recovered a judgment against the County of Cook for the sum of 844,675.03, the amount of several county orders which were declared on as bills of exchange which it was alleged had been indorsed by the holders thereof and delivered to appellee. The orders were in the following form, the blanks being filled up in each particular order with the name of the person to whom it was issued and the amount and the kind of service or material for which it was issued: No........ State of Illinois 8........…
1Opinion of the CourtMoran, P. J.
The authority to draw orders or warrants upon the County Treasurer, payable on demand, is expressly limited by the terms of the act approved May 31, 1879, entitled “ An act to provide for the manner of issuing warrants upon the Treasurer of any county, township, city, school district, or other municipal corporation and juror’s certificates.” Section 1 of said Act is as follows: “ Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly : That warrants payable on demand shall hereafter be drawn and issued upon the Treasurer of the State or of any county,…
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