Lyons v. County of Morgan

Mr. Presiding Justice Hayes

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit brought by Libby Lyons, and 16 other plaintiffs against Morgan County seeking to recover unpaid amounts under the “Belief for the Blind” Act. These claims accrued during the period from July 1, 1933 to March 1, 1936; during which time Morgan County paid no blind pensions to any one. Also included in the suit as plaintiffs are the administrators of the estates of three deceased pensioners. While the suit was pending, two other pensioners died and their legal representatives were substituted. The defendant, in its…