People v. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance

The consolidated appeals are from separate decrees in the circuit court of Cook county dismissing for want of equity amended and supplemental complaints filed by plaintiff, seeking subrogation against the defendant surety companies, who were sureties on the bonds of the treasurer and the commissioners, respectively, of the West Chicago Park Commissioners. The present plaintiff was in 1933, by an act of the legislature, made successor to the West Chicago Park Commissioners, and all debts and obligations of said West Chicago Park Commissioners were assumed by the Chicago Park District.

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