Peavler v. City of Mt. Vernon

Appellee, a duly licensed attorney of Illinois, was elected, and qualified, and served, as city attorney of appellant for the time beginning April 20, 1905, to April 20, 1909; and for said four years he was paid $1,200 as salary and the further sum of $1,584.65, the same being one-half the judgments recovered and collected for said city through his services as said city attorney. Judgments were also obtained by him in favor of appellant for fines and penalties amounting to $900, $800 of which was never paid the city in any manner, $93.40 thereof was worked out on the streets by prisoners, and…