Sexton v. County of Cook
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Josiah McRobebts, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Josiah McRobebts, Judge, presiding. On July 30, 1877, the board of county commissioners of Cook county passed the following resolution: “Resolved, That the contractor on the new court house, P. J. Sexton, be and he is hereby instructed to build as much of the foundation of the dome, under the supervision of tlie architect, as is necessary to inclose the building, subject to the architect’s valuation of the same.” The architect made a schedule of prices, as…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
The errors assigned are, the refusing of an instruction asked by the plaintiff, and the giving of two asked by the defendant. The refused instruction asked by plaintiff was:
“If the jury believe, from the evidence in reference to the dome contract, that the board of county commissioners of Cook county passed a resolution authorizing and instructing P. J. Sexton to build as much of the foundation of the dome, under the supervision of the architect, as is necessary to inclose the building, subject to the architect’s valuation of the same, and the jury further believe that one of the walls of the…
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