People ex rel. Carofiglio v. Gill

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding a writ of mandamus against the county treasurer of Cook county, requiring him to pay to plaintiffs the sum of $5,719.56, which was a balance withheld by the treasurer out of moneys deposited with him by the Forest Preserve District to pay a judgment entered in a condemnation cause.

Plaintiffs are the heirs of Vincent Carofiglio and the administrator of his estate. The petition alleges that plaintiffs were entitled to receive an award given in a condemnation proceeding entitled “Forest Preserve District of Cooh County v. Carofiglio,” in the superior…