County of Cook v. Gilbert
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. P. McConnell, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. P. McConnell, Judge, presiding. Between the 1st and 15th days of January, 1891, appellee, as sheriff and ex officio jailer of Cook county, furnished sundry supplies necessary for dieting the prisoners in the common jail of said county, the cost of the same aggregating $1267.72. The board of county commissioners having refused to allow the same, appellee brought suit therefor. December 26, 1890, said board adopted the following resolutions : “Resolved, That…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shops
The principal question presented, and the only one we deem it necessary to consider, is, whether the board of county commissioners of Cook county has the right, under section 61 of the act relating to counties, as amended by the act of 1887, (3 Starr & Curtis, 305-308,) to require the sheriff to apply to the superintendent of public service for supplies for dieting the prisoners confined in the jail, and to make application to ilie board for the necessary help to prepare and serve the food to such prisoners, and whether the county is liable only when the said supplies are furnished by such…
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