Rand McNally & Co. v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph B. David, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1918. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Taylor
The plaintiff, Band McNally & Company, brought suit in assumpsit against the defendant, the City of Chicago, to recover $6,000 paid to the city under the terms of an ordinance which was passed for the purpose of vacating an alley.
The theory of the plaintiff is that the $6,000 was paid in to the City of Chicago to become a fund for the payment of damages which might be claimed because of the vacation of the alley, and that as 5 years had elapsed, the maximum time within which suit could be brought for such damages and no claim had been made, it was now entitled to have the money paid back. ■
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- People ex rel. Beardsley v. City of Rock IslandIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- People ex rel. Burton v. Corn Products Refining Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1918
- People ex rel. Rinne v. BlockiIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- People ex rel. Friend v. WieboldtIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Hill v. KimballIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Frye v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1929