Drainage Commissioners v. Loveless
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on special and common counts. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macoupin County; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wall
This is an appeal from a judgment for $640.93 against the Drainage Commissioners upon certain warrants or orders issued by a majority of the commissioners directing the treasurer to pay the amounts named, “ for labor on drain.” The treasurer failed to pay when the orders were presented, and therefore action was brought against the corporate organization. The plaintiff declared in assumpsit specially upon the several orders and also filed the common money counts.
The case was tried by the court, a jury being waived, upon the issues raised by a plea of non-assumpsit to the whole declaration and…
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