People ex rel Krajci v. Kelly

Relator sought by mandamus to compel the City of Chicago to pay a judgment rendered against it; defendants filed a general demurrer which was sustained and the amended petition dismissed.

Relator appealed directly to the Supreme Court on the ground that the validity and constitutionality of a municipal ordinance were involved. The Supreme Court, however, declined to entertain the appeal and transferred the cause to this court.

The petition alleges that on December 23, 1931, a judgment was entered in the superior court of Cook county for $10,000 in favor of James O’Brien, a minor, and against…