Cummings v. Smith

John T. Cummings, judge of the city court of Kewanee, filed his petition in this court for a writ of mandamus against the county commissioners, the comptroller, and the sheriff of Cook county. The defendants filed a motion to strike the petition and to dismiss. The cause is at issue on the pleadings.

The sufficiency of the petition is raised by the motion. The petition alleges that by agreement with the judges of the circuit court of Cook county the petitioner held court as one of the judges of the circuit court for ten days in May, 1937. He was promised that he would be reimbursed for his…