Fair v. City of Chicago

On February 2,1975, the circuit court of Cook County ordered Walter Fair to execute a wage assignment in favor of petitioner Dorothy Fair in the amount of $300 a month in satisfaction of certain alimony and child support obligations. On the same date, Walter Fair executed the assignment and petitioner served it on his employer, respondent City of Chicago. The city, on March 14, 1975, informed Dorothy Fair that it would not honor the assignment. On July 31, 1975, she filed a petition for judgment against the city. The circuit court, on August 1, 1975, ordered the city to honor the wage…