Baxter v. City of Venice
Illinois Supreme Court
Appear from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District ; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. W. E. Hadrey, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
The Appellate Court for the Fourth District reversed, without remanding, a judgment recovered in the circuit court of Madison county by William J. Baxter against the city of Venice and granted a certificate of importance and appeal to this court.
The appellant was elected city attorney of the city of Venice and the suit was for his salary for six months. He was not licensed to practice law and the defense was made on that ground. Suing for his salary, he was required to prove that he was an officer de jure. The statute provides no qualification for a city attorney, except that he shall be a…
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