People ex rel. O'Connor v. City of Chicago

By this appeal the relator seeks to reverse a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county dismissing his petition wherein he prayed that a writ of mandamus issue against the city of Chicago and its officials commanding them to pay $15',000 which was awarded to him in a foreclosure decree against the City. The case was decided by the trial judge on the pleadings and a stipulation that the court might consider all facts properly pleaded as though they were supported by evidence.

The record discloses that on December 8, 1920, an ordinance was passed by the city council for the widening of…