Legal Opinion

Village of Marseilles v. Howland

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 22, 1891PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Dorrance Dibell, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey

This was a petition, filed by George Howland against the village of Marseilles and its officers, for a mandamus to compel the application by said village of certain moneys in the village treasury, in part payment of a judgment for $5500 and costs, previously recovered by the petitioner against said village for a personal injury, and to compel the proper officers of said village to levy and collect such taxes as might be necessary to pay and satisfy the residue of said judgment. Issues were formed upon said petition by answers and replications, and a trial being had before the court, a jury…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Hake v. StrubelIllinois Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. GebhauerIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Crowe v. Corporation of Charles TownWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Jordan v. JordanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Morris v. WatsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
  5. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. v. RuttkaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895

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