Dement v. Rokker
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in mandamus, in the circuit court of Sangamon county, upon the petition of Henry W. Rokker, Thomas Rees and Charles T. Strattan, partners, under the firm name of H. W. Rokker & Co., against Henry D. Dement, 'Charles P. Swigert, John R. Tanner and George Hunt, Commissioners of State Contracts, and also Charles P. Swigert as Auditor of Public Accounts.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in mandamus, in the circuit court of Sangamon county, upon the petition of Henry W. Rokker, Thomas Rees and Charles T. Strattan, partners, under the firm name of H. W. Rokker & Co., against Henry D. Dement, 'Charles P. Swigert, John R. Tanner and George Hunt, Commissioners of State Contracts, and also Charles P. Swigert as Auditor of Public Accounts. It is, in substance, alleged in the petition, that on the 13th day of September, 1886, the firm of H. W. Rokker & Co.,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholeield
When this case was first considered by us, we entertained some doubts whether we were not denied jurisdiction to fender judgment in it, by the provisions of an act approved June 6, 1887, entitled “An act to amend section 8 of an act entitled ‘An act to establish Appellate Courts,’ approved June 2,1877,” (Laws of 1887, p. 156,) and we therefore invited discussion, in writing, by the counsel upon the respective sides, upon that -question. In response to that invitation, the question was thoroughly discussed, in writing, by the respective counsel; and, aided by that discussion, we have now…
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