, 1873-06-28
Decision Of Supreme Court Abrogat-
ing Affidavit Of Merits.
Map. Makers suing for Their Rights
r. Heavy Action for Rent.


cd as Lots o1 and o., Ellis Addition to.Ohioago,
for, tho purpose Of building thereon and
establishing. 4 Unitarian Theological, 6omi-
nary; TINT complainant contributed for
that purpose $4,000, which i. was given
and accepted unlor tho o1preas con-
dition tint the purchase should DO q cash ono.
and no incuynbranco Of any kind should DO suf-
feretl to oxist on such property; that complain
ant IL unable to sot forth the names Of tho con-
tributors to tho enterprise, but that tho amount
contributed by them camo to ga 900; tlat
eaid dcfoudants purchased from tho Soldiers
Homo tho lots above mentioned for $4,000,
which we're conveyed to defendants by warranted
doed that the property WAS purchased before
the amount Of the contributions reached tho
eum to be- paid, and for tho difrer-
once q promissoEy noto was givon BY somo
person or porsons whose namcs complainant
docs not know or recol1oct, for about $4,000; ;
that tho property WAS virtunlly held In trust by
defendants; TINT the note wa6 given without tho
knowledge or consent OF majority OF tho con-
tributors, or evon Of considerable number
thereof, Or Of complainant, and IVES in no way
lien upon said real eBthte or said contributions; :;
r that Hoon after the great fire. 1t being UNDER
stood aud determined that the Meadyilie Thoo
logical School would not remove to Chicago, II
wns determined by defendants, with the consent
OF Bomo Of the contributors to abandon tho Oh
tablishment Of tho Unitarian Theological Semi
nary, and to sell tho roal oetate and rofund tho
proceeds thereof pro rata to tho various
contributors. Complainant states that he sub
aequontly, on several ocoasious, offered defeud-
ants for tho property tue sum Of $4,000, which
ofror WAS declined by them, md thoy sold 1t for
that alnount to tho Roman Catholic Bishop Of
Chicago; that defendants hold tho proceeds of
enid sale, and have mado partial pro rnta pay-
uents to aomo Of tho contributors that fley
him, tho difference Of opinion. being caused
BY tho fact that defendants look upon
tho aforementioned $4,000 noto as
@ lion upon tho proceeds Of tho sale,
tributors. Complainant, therefore, On bohaF Of
himself and tho various other contributors to
the projected seminary, floa tho present bill,
praying ttat defendants DO made to appear in
doomed necessary to prove fully the secret his
tory Of the rise and fall Of what was a very
pyaHoworthy projoot.
HYDE pARK CONDEMNATION OAaE-A VERDICT,
In tho mattor OF the petition OF Hyde Park for
tho opening Of st. Lawrence avenue, which has
boon on trial for some days past, tho jury yes
tarday delivered tho following vordfct ''Wo, tho
Jury, find Tint the within amounts aH set forth
described are tho true value thereof West II
foet, Lot 8, Hamilton B. Dogle, 1856 /; same
Lot 4, entne, S073.60 snnlo, Lot 6, same
sse5G6: east II feot, Lot g. John Mcdlaslan,
sss sH 30 s fsst ( ot 'Sf9 81 oi Sisysns 81
N e Is Soc. 10, SO. ID, 81, 575 oaat go foet Of
EANW II Of same, 81, ,575 west 80 foot of
y; s fcoE F. Ct saao saSSe; = 1o1th or II
4 Of Seq. 10, 50, u, sl.s6s; 100 feet aquaro Of
same, 81, ,148; 10 foot south Of north 21f foot Of
ea1ne, S574; 100 feet south OF north 254 Of san,c
sS,1aS; 1sS south 2os feet OF oasts 30 Of aano'
Lawrence l. Co.'S Subdivision in 8. Il offs. u
Of N. e. Il, 10, 8S, a. weat 80 24-100 feet Of Lot
&, -, 14GS0 east 40 10000 feot Lot 6, so,85825;
east 40 76.1Q0 feet Of Let 15 s7,1os; west 10 a.
faa} }cfT T.of1
Il may DO stated that the land was ratod by
= tho jury to be worth at from $4,000 to $4,000
per aero
INTERESTING supREmE COURT DECISION.
In tho case Of O'Connor Y. Leddy, taken to
tho Supreme Court on Sept. 7, 1879, tho opinion
of Justice Thornton is Just filed, ind is inter-
esting, inaBmuoh as it determines that tho law
requiring affidavit OF merits in Cook County was
abrogated by tho Constitution. The plaintiff In
tho Court below moved to Htriko q ploa
Of general Issue from the flo8 for want
Of m affidavit Of merits, tho motion
was allowed. snd Judgment was thon entered
Court. This Court rendered h lengthy opinion,
tho gist Of which ia that the clause Of the Con-
stution: "That all laws relating to Courts shall
bo general and Of uniform operation, and the
md practice OF all Courts Of tho Same class OF
grade, so far as regulated by law, alall be uni
form" became tho law Of tho State from It's pas
sage, md abrogated all special laws, including
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CooA Gouhty. -.-
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gfcals Goass aeainss aeofeo ". Gampbol, Aa-
sien9o o. ny nansEop5 ossaie .. -. Lleoensteln
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r. i,nn,,r,ots usoa' nnun tr,auin a7 eno peasioh
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