Collins v. Village of Glen Ellyn

PRESIDING JUSTICE SPIVEY

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiffs, electors and taxpayers of the Village brought this suit for a judgment declaring that the contract between the Village and the defendant Normoyle and Berg Co., was void for want of a prior appropriation as required by Section 15 — 3, Chapter 24 of Illinois Revised Statutes 1955, and sought to enjoin the defendant Village from acting in any way under the contract.

Section 15 — 3 of Chapter 24, provides as follows: “No contract shall be made by the corporate authorities, or by any committee or member thereof, and no expense…