Gentleman v. Sanitary District

The appellee recovered a judgment against the Sanitary District of Chicago for $5000 damages to his land by overflowing it. After verdict and judgment the court, on motion of the plaintiff, assessed attorneys’ fees in his favor to the amount of $5000, to be taxed as costs. The title to the land was in issue under the pleadings and the defendant appealed directly to this court. The only question presented is the allowance of attorneys’ fees and their amount.

The objection to the allowance 'of any attorneys’ fees is based upon the proposition that section 19 of the act under which the Sanitary…