Dandurand v. County of Kankakee
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the County Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. Been B. Gower, Judge, presiding. The Appellate Court makes the following statement: “This was a suit brought by the county of Kankakee against Luc Dandurand for his board, lodging, support, care and medical treatment in the Kankakee county insane asylum, a department of its poor house. The declaration contained five counts.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the County Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. Been B. Gower, Judge, presiding. The Appellate Court makes the following statement: “This was a suit brought by the county of Kankakee against Luc Dandurand for his board, lodging, support, care and medical treatment in the Kankakee county insane asylum, a department of its poor house. The declaration contained five counts. Defendant filed a plea to the jurisdiction of the court. A demurrer to this plea was sustained. The plea was amended, and demurrer…
1Per curiam
In deciding the case, the Appellate Court, in its opinion, expresses the following views:
“First—It is argued the court erred in sustaining the demurrer to the amended plea to the jurisdiction. The position taken is, that the county court does not have jurisdiction of a suit brought by the county. Reliance is had upon section 31 of chapter 34 of the Revised Statutes. That section restricts the courts in which suit against a county may be brought, but contains no such restriction in cases of suits brought by a county. The county bringing a suit may resort to any court having jurisdiction of the…
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