Hittell v. City of Chicago

Defendant in-error (hereinafter called plaintiff) brought suit in assumpsit in the circuit court of Cook county against plaintiff in error (hereinafter called defendant) to recover salary claimed to be due him as chief street engineer for defendant from September 19, 1916, to March 2, 1923, and filed with his declaration an affidavit of claim. Defendant filed a plea of the general issue, supported by an affidavit of merits “that for and during the entire period from September 19, 1916, to March 2, 1923, the duties of the said position of chief street engineer, also known as chief engineer of…