City of Chicago v. Manhattan Cement Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
■Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Francis Adams, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
Appellee brought its action on the case in the circuit court of Cook county, against the city of Chicago, to recover three-fourths of the value of a quantity of cement alleged to have been destroyed in consequence of a mob or riot in the city July 6, 1894. By agreement of parties a jury was waived and both matters of law and fact were tried by the court. The finding being for the plaintiff, judgment was rendered in its favor for $150 and costs of the suit. The city prosecutes this appeal.
The action is based upon the statute entitled “An act to indemnify the owners of property for damages…
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