People ex rel. Cohn v. City of Chicago

A petition was filed asking for the writ of mandamus to compel respondents to pay the balance of a certain judgment rendered against the City of Chicago; the case came on for hearing upon petition and answer before the court without a jury, which entered a judgment awarding the writ, and respondents appeal.

The petition alleges that a judgment was entered April 18, 1938, against the City of Chicago in the United States District Court for $85,258.57, on which there is a balance due of $67,086.06, together with interest; that the City of Chicago has in its judgment tax fund $1,125,000,…