Strodtman v. County of Menard
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Assumpsit. In the Circuit Court of Menard County; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. Declaration; special counts on county warrants and common counts; trial by the court without a jury; finding and judgment for defendant; appeal by plaintiff. Heard in this court at the May term, 1894,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
deliveeed the opinion op the Couet.
We think the court properly refused to award judgment against the county.
The warrant upon its face was payable on demand, but if considered in connection with the order of the board under which it was issued it may well be regarded as having been drawn against taxes already levied and in the course of collection, and as falling due on the 1st day of May after its date. There was no money in the treasury when it was issued.
If payable upon demand it was drawn in flagrant violation of Sec. 1, Chap. 146 A, of the statutes, and for that reason could not be made…
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