City of Chicago v. Sperbeck
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for the recovery of money paid under duress. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Waterman
In County of La Salle v. Simmons, 5 G-il. pp. 515, 516, it was proved by the plaintiff that, in the year 1837, the county commissioners of La Salle county gave notice that they would grant a license for a ferry across the Illinois river, at the town of Ottawa, to the person that would denote the largest sum of money to the county; that up to that time the plaintiff had kept the ferry, and was an applicant for a license to continue the same; that on the day the license was granted, several offers were made for the franchise, when the plaintiff finally bid the sum of $500. The plaintiff then…
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- Meek v. McClureCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
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