Case v. City of Sullivan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Mandamus proceeding. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Moultrie County; the Hon. William C. Johns, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
Appellant, Maurice E. Case, filed his petition for mandamus in the Circuit Court of Moultrie county, against appellees, the city of Sullivan, the mayor and city clerk, to compel the issuance and delivery to appellant of certain improvement bonds, pursuant to a.contract for the construction of a local improvement between appellant and said city.
The material allegations of the petition are, in substance, as follows: That the city of Sullivan on July 18, 1904, adopted an ordinance providing for the improvement of a part of Harrison street, Worth street and Jackson street, in said city, by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People ex rel. Kasson v. RoseIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Village of Ridgway v. County of GallatinIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- People ex rel. Raymond v. WhiddenIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- People ex rel. Gleason v. YanceyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- City of Chicago v. ShermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1904