People Ex Rel. Trust Company v. Holleb

This is a direct appeal from an order entered by the superior court of Cook County sustaining appellees’ motion to strike appellants’ amended and supplemental complaint, and dismissing the same on the election of appellants to abide thereby.

The aforementioned complaint alleged that it was filed by appellants in behalf of taxpayers of Cook County, and sought to recover for Cook County certain of its funds illegally paid to defendants A. Paul Holleb, Charles M. Holleb, and Sydney R. Yates, copartners, doing business as the Holleb Reporting Service. Also named as defendants were the county of…