Tearney v. Harding

On June 28, 1928, George M. Tearney, the plaintiff in error, as a tax-payer, filed his bill in the circuit court of Cook county to enjoin the defendant in error, the county treasurer of Cook county, from paying to Charles Center Case the sum of $13,958.33 for legal services rendered as special State’s attorney for Cook county from February 23, 1927, to January 3, 1928. An amended bill was thereafter filed, to which a demurrer was sustained. Tearney elected to stand by his amended bill and the cause was dismissed for want of equity. Tfie case is here on writ of error.

The amended bill shows…