Flamm v. Thompson

Defendants by this writ of error seek the reversal of an order awarding the writ of mandamus against them. The petitioners alleged that they had a judgment against the City of Chicago for property taken by it in a condemnation proceeding, which judgment had not been paid, and they asked that defendants be ordered to take steps to pay petitioners the amount of their judgment. Defendants filed a demurrer which was overruled and the writ was awarded.

The petition alleged that in 1921 the City Council of Chicago passed an ordinance for the widening of Ashland avenue, which involved the…