Henry A. Keith & Co. v. City of Du Quoin ex rel. Parks
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for money paid, etc. Error to the Circuit Court of Perry County; the Hon. Benjamin B. Burroughs, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1899.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding J ustice Bigelow
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action of assumpsit, brought by the city of Du Quoin on the relation of S. G. Parks, a tax payer in said city, against Henry A. Keith, doing business under the name of Henry A. Keith. & Co., under section 172 of chapter 24, Hurd’s R. S., 1899.
The facts are as follows: The fiscal year of the city of Du Quoin began August 1, 1897, and ended July 31, 1898. On September 18,1897, the city passed an ordinance appropriating, among other items of expenditure, the sum of $3,500 for “ water works.” On February 2, 1898, the city…
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