County of Hardin v. McFarlan
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Hardin county; the Hon. David J. Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was assumpsit, in the Hardin circuit court, by James McFarlan, plaintiff, against the county of Hardin, to recover interest money on certain bonds, of different denominations, issued by the county in 1869.
The question raised was upon demurrer to the declaration, and which went to the power of the county court to issue the bonds.
The court, in overruling the demurrer, decided the county court had the power, and gave judgment for the plaintiff, and the county brings the record here by writ of error.
The action was brought for the interest, at ten per centum per annum, on nine bonds.
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