People ex rel. 1111 North La Salle Corp. v. City of Chicago

On November 28, 1930, the petitioner had a judgment in condemnation proceedings for $36,000. This judgment was never paid, and petitioner filed this mandamus suit to compel the city to pay this with interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum from the date it.was entered.

The trial court ordered the judgment paid hut denied the prayer for interest. Petitioner appealed to the Supreme Court, asserting that a constitutional question was involved. The Supreme Court was not of this opinion, and transferred the case to this court. Consequently, although there is some argument as to the…