City of Chicago v. City of Chicago

The City of Chicago brought suit against the City of Chicago, as trustee for the use of the schools, and the Board of Education of the City of Chicago, filing a statement of claim which alleged that the Board of Education was in possession of and occupied certain premises, the title to which was in the City of Chicago in trust for the use of schools; that the statutes of the State, namely, paragraph 156 of chapter 122, Cahill’s Revised Statutes of 1925, imposed certain duties enumerated upon the board; that upon the sidewalk adjoining and in front of these premises was a large coal hole,…