McGovern v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. L. McKinley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
Defendant in error, M. H. McGovern, as assignee of the M. H. McGovern Company, recovered a judgment in an action of assumpsit in the superior court of Cook county against plaintiff in error, the city of Chicago, for $114,-714.80 for work and materials furnished pursuant to a contract in writing entered into between the McGovern Company and the city to repair asphalt pavements. The declaration of the plaintiff contained three counts, with an affidavit of claim. The first two counts declared upon a contract entered into between the assignee of plaintiff and the city of Chicago. The third count…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hitchcock v. GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- City of East St. Louis v. East St. Louis Gas Light & Coke Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1881
- People ex rel. Stead v. Spring Lake Drainage & Levee DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
- County of Coles v. GoehringIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Kelly v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by49 opinions
- Sluder v. City of San AntonioTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Stahelin v. Bd. Ed. SD No. 4 DuPage CountyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- Lindahl v. City of Des PlainesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Hassett Storage Warehouse, Inc. v. Board of Election CommissionersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Evans v. Benjamin School District No. 25Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
44 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.