Woodmen of World Life Insurance Society v. County of Cook
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matchett
This appeal was taken by defendants from the circuit to the Supreme Court and there transferred to this court. Woodmen of World Life Ins. Soc. v. County of Cooh, 381 Ill. 558. Plaintiffs are owners by assignment from the City of Chicago of certain judgments against Cook County, amounting in the aggregate to more than $3,000,000. One of these judgments was affirmed by the Supreme Court in City of Chicago v. County of Cooh, 370 Ill. 301. The other judgments are based on similar claims. The validity of the judgments is not questioned. Some interest has been paid but the County claims its…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wetherell v. DevineIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- People ex rel. Schaumleffel v. HoerrIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- People Ex Rel. Dooley v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Board of Supervisors v. People ex rel. AshbrookIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- City of Chicago v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
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