McFarland v. Town of Bourbonnais

The plaintiff, John McFarland, seeks, in this case, to recover $1,800, his salary as overseer of the poor for the period between the annual town meeting of the defendant in April 1946, and the annual town meeting held in April 1947.

The complaint alleged that the defendant, Town of Bourbonnais, was a municipal corporation, and that the plaintiff, John, McFarland, was the duly elected, qualified and acting supervisor of defendant during the said period and that as such supervisor his duties included those of overseer of the poor, which duties he discharged during said period; that the board of…