Newcomb v. County of Champaign
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the County Court of Champaign county; the Hon. Thomas J. Roth, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
This is a suit by W. K. Newcomb, appellee, against the county of Champaign, appellant, instituted in the County Court of Champaign county to recover for professional services in performing certain surgical operations upon Martha Smith and Henry Knell, poor persons, residents of said county. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment against appellant for $75.
Appellant has filed its motion to reverse the judgment and to remand the cause with directions to the County Court to dismiss the suit, upon the ground that the County Court had no jurisdiction of the cause of action. Section 31…
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