Bruner v. Madison County
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;— heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by John A. Bruner, in the Madison circuit court, May 29, 1883, against the county of Madison.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;— heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by John A. Bruner, in the Madison circuit court, May 29, 1883, against the county of Madison. The declaration, after the caption, is substantially as follows: “John A. Bruner complains, etc., for that whereas, on, etc., at, etc., the defendant was indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $500, for labor and services of the plaintiff, by him before that time bestowed in and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey
By section 1 of “An act to restore uniformity in the taxation of real and personal property, for all purposes, in the several counties and cities in this State,” passed in 1872, it was provided that all laws requiring any city to support and provide for its paupers, or assume liabilities or perform duties required of .counties by the general laws of the State, were repealed. This enactment has been held to apply to incorporated towns as well as cities. (Burke v. Monroe County, 77 Ill. 610.) It is conceded that the support of paupers in Madison county is a county and not a town charge, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Burke v. Monroe CountyIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
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