People ex rel. Harms v. Klokke
Illinois Supreme Court
This was a petition in this court filed by Henry Harms, the relator, against Ernst F. C. Klokke, county clerk of Cook county, Samuel H. McCrea, treasurer, and Henry C. Senne, chairman of the board of commissioners of Cook county.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This was an original suit in this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the county clerk of Cook county to issue a warrant to relator for the sum of $30,739.48, and to compel the county treasurer of the county to countersign and pay the same, being the balance claimed to be due to relator for work done on the foundation of the court house in the course of erection under the direction of the board of commissioners of the county.-
It is alleged in the petition, that the board of commissioners of Cook county, having determined to erect a court house in the year 1875, employed relator, Henry…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Commissioners of Highways v. People ex rel. BonkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
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