Gray v. Board of School Inspectors
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in equity. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Nicholas E. Worthington, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court.
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Bill in equity. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Nicholas E. Worthington, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court. On July 20, 1906, William A. Gray filed a bill in equity against the Board of School Inspectors of the city of Peoria, its president, secretary, treasurer and financial committee, and against the Charter Oak National Bank of Hartford, Connecticut, and the Aetna Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, to enjoin the payment and collection of three orders for $25,000 each issued by said school board. The person named as treasurer filed a disclaimer…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
It will be conceded for the purposes of this decision that under the act of May 31, 1879, contained in the Revised Statutes of chap. 146a, as it was prior to the amendment of May 11, 1901, the school board was not authorized to borrow money or issue warrants under such circumstances as are shown in this case. Strodtman v. County of Menard, 56 Ill. App. 120. But the amended sec. 2 of said act greatly enlarges the powers of the municipal corporations therein named, including school corporations. It enacts that when there is not sufficient money in the treasury of the corporation to defray its…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- County of Coles v. GoehringIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Morrison v. Austin State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Strodtman v. County of MenardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1894
- People ex rel. Board of School Inspectors v. MottingerIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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- People ex rel. Board of School Inspectors v. City CouncilAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908