People Ex Rel. City of Chicago v. Schreiber

The sole question which requires consideration on this appeal is whether the revenue is involved in the litigation within the contemplation of section 75 of the Civil Practice act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1941, chap. 110, par. 199, p. 2429.) April 10, 1941, the People of the State, on the relation of the city of Chicago, filed in the superior court of Cook county a petition for a writ of mandamus directing the defendant, Ludwig D. Schreiber, city clerk of Chicago, to turn over to the city treasury all the compensation he has received and will receive for issuing fishing and hunting licenses.,…