County of La Salle v. Simmons
Illinois Supreme Court
Debt, in the La Salle Circuit Court, brought by the defendant in error against the plain tiffin error, to recover back the amount, with interest, of a payment alleged .to have been illegally enforced from the defendant in error by the plaintiff in error. The case was tried by the Court below and a judgment rendered for the plaintiff below for $500 debt and $292*50 damages. The pleadings and evidence are set forth in the Opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Opinion of the Court was delivered by
Treat, C. J.
This was an action of debt brought by William Simmons against the County of La Salle. The declaration was for money had and received; the plea nildebet. The cause was heard by the Court. It was proved by the plaintiff that, in the year 1837, the County Commissioners of La Salle county gave notice that they would grant a license for a ferry across the Illinois river, at the town of Ottawa, to the person that would donate the largest sum of money to the county; that up to that time, the plaintiff had kept the ferry, and was an applicant for a…
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