Village of Dwight v. Palmer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Livingston county; the Hon. Nathaniel J. Pillsbury, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, by the village of Dwight against Charles L. Palmer. The declaration contained only the common counts for money had and received, etc. On a trial there was a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant. The opinion of the court states the material facts of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
The declaration in this case contains only the common counts. The pleas are: first, non-assumpsit; and second, nul tiel corporation.
The facts in this case are briefly as follows: On the 11th day of August, 1873, the village of Dwight entered into a contract with appellee, who was at that time the proprietor of the only newspaper published in the village, to publish the ordinances enacted by the board, which the appellee undertook to do for the consideration of $300. The same evening on which the resolution was passed, appellee, who was himself clerk of the board of trustees, and acting as…
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