Legal Opinion

Price v. City of Elgin

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1912PublishedCited by 8 opinions

• Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Duane J. Carnes, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

The circuit court of Kane county sustained the general demurrer of the city of Elgin, appellee, to the declaration of Arwin E. Price, appellant, in this suit, brought in the form of an action on the case, by which appellant sought to recover from appellee $41,163.07, the contract price for paving Walnut avenue, in said city, with brick on a concrete foundation, and making a concrete curb and gutter. Appellant stood by his declaration and the court entered judgment against him. for costs. From that judgment an appeal was taken to this court on the ground that the validity of sections 73 and 83…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Barbier v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Conway v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Maher v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1865
  4. Foster v. City of AltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Farrell v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. City of Monmouth v. LorenzIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Severns Paving Co. v. Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  3. Gray v. City of JolietIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Price v. Board of Local ImprovementsIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Monahan v. City of WilmingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1927

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