City of Chicago v. Turner

The declaration alleges that the plaintiff was possessed of a slaughter house, and was engaged in the business of slaughtering, and was making therein great gains; that the defendant made, with John Beid & Co., a contract, in form an ordinance, which passed the common council, in which the defendant undertook, in consideration of acts to be done and performed on the part of John Beid & Co., to grant to Beid & Co. the exclusive right to do all the slaughtering that was to he done in the city of Chicago; that no other slaughtering, except that done by Beid & Co., should be done within the city…