People Ex Rel. Seifried v. City of Chicago

April 16, 1940, Lester L. Seifried, as assignee, filed in the superior court of Cook county a petition for mandamus to compel payment of two judgments. One of these judgments was in the sum of $8500 and the other for $8645.84. He alleged that the judgments against the city of Chicago are for the damaging of private property for public use within the meaning of section 13 of article 2 of the Illinois constitution. He also alleged demand for payment and refusal, and that the city had on hand sufficient moneys and was well able to pay the judgments, with interest. He prayed that a writ of…