Merchants Loan & Trust Co. v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Dean Franklin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This was a suit brought by the Merchants Loan and Trust Company, as executor of the estate of Lambert Tree, deceased, in the circuit- court of Cook county, against the city of Chicago, to recover $2761.73, and interest thereon at five per cent from July 25, 1897. On the trial, jury being waived, judgment was entered against the city for $4908.96. The case was taken to the Appellate Court by writ of error, where the judgment was affirmed, and has been brought here by petition for certiorari.
The judgment was based on the following instrument^ in writing:
“City of Chicago,
Department of Public…
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- Hulbert v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
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