City of Chester v. County of Randolph
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Randolph County; the Hon. William Hartzell, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court ait the August term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hig-bee
This was a suit by the city of Chester against the county of Eandolph, to recover $154.50, the amount of two physicians’ bills paid by appellant, for medical services in attending small-pox patients who were residents of, and received such services in said city and county. The case was tried by the court below without a jury, and the issues were found and judgment given in favor of the county.
The proofs showed that Dr. A. E. Fritze was, in September, 1901, called to attend a Mrs. Brown, in the city of Chester and found her suffering from small-pox; that he reported the case to the city…
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