John M. Bransfield Co. v. Kingery

Me. Justice Fulton •

delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was brought by the John M. Bransfield Company, a corporation, the appellee, for a. writ of mandamus to compel the appellants, officials of the department of public works and buildings of the State of Illinois, to approve certain highway paving contracts theretofore awarded to appellee by the board of county commissioners of Cook county. Judgment was entered in favor of the appellee and the respondents, now the appellants, appealed.

The amended petition set up that the appellee was engaged in the building of hard roads and was…