People ex rel. Lyddy v. City of Rock Island

The plaintiffs-relators, Zelotes Lyddy and James W. Marvin, filed suit in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County against the City of Rock Island, a municipal corporation, and Medarc, Inc., a corporation, seeking a Writ of Mandamus to order the City of Rock Island to take action against Medarc, Inc., the proprietor of South Lawn Third Addition to the City of Rock Island, to enforce a covenant (called a bond) made by Medarc, Inc. with the City of Rock Island at the time of the Plat of this Addition, and to order the City to open and maintain an alleged public street. The plat had the approval…