Cooney v. City of Belleville

Mr. Presiding Justice Stone

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action at law, commenced in the circuit court of St. Clair county by James Gr. Cooney, sanitary and civil engineer of Belleville, and the copartnership of Consoer, Townsend and Quinlan, consulting engineers of Chicago, appellants (hereinafter designated as plaintiffs) against the City of Belleville, appellee (hereinafter designated as defendant).

The complaint filed consisted of two counts. The first count is based upon an agreement between plaintiffs and the City, date of June 20, 1938 for engineering services to be…