Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. City of Aurora
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Hiram H. Cody, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an action of debt, brought by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Bailroad Company, on twelve bonds, of $1000 each, issued by the city of Aurora on the 4th day of December, 1867, payable to Isaac M. Howell and Edward B. Allen, and by them indorsed to the plaintiff.
The $12,000 for which the bonds were issued was a donation by the city of Aurora to the railroad company, in connection with $50,000 donated by the town of Aurora, to be used in the purchase of thirty acres of land in the city of Aurora, upon which the shops of the railroad company were to be, and subsequently were,…
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