People ex rel. Claussen v. City of Chicago

Relators appeal from an order striking their petition for mandamus and dismissing their suit. The prayer of the petition was that proper officials of the Board of Education, the City of Chicago and Cook county be required to issue a voucher and checks for their benefit in the total amount of $519,301.55 with interest.

The petition shows by facts set up in detail relators were the owners of premises (subdivided for apartments) in Chicago which the Board of Education by resolution decided to appropriate for school and playground purposes. To that end the board filed a petition in the circuit…