Charles H. Force & Co. v. Town of Batavia
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Silvanus Wilcox, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was a bill in equity on the chancery side of the circuit court of Kane county, to enjoin the delivery of certain bonds alleged to have been voted by the town of Batavia, in aid of the construction of the Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley Railroad, and deposited with Bishop & Coulter, bankers in the town of Batavia, the bonds being claimed by appellants as earned by them in the construction of this road through that town.
The circuit court decreed as prayed for by the'bill, and made the'injunction perpetual.
To reverse this decree, the defendants have appealed to this court, and have…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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