Show Void Bends Velt CHICAGO July 6udle Blodgett in the I United States District Court yesterday decided de-cided the cases of the Etna J Life Insurance Company against the town of Middleport I I and others In Jnne 1863 the towns voted S l O in aid of the construction of the Chicago Danville Ymcennes Railroad I In 187G the towns being unable to pay voted to issue interest bearing bonds in I payment Tho insurance company bought the bonds but the Supreme Court of Illinois nois decided they were void because the law only authorizes an appropriation of I money Tho insurance company filed a bill in the Federal Court to compel the towns to levy a tax to pay Judge Blodgett holds the money was payable when the road was completed in 1871 and that the debt was barred by the statute of limitation the action not having been brought within the five years from tho timo the right of action accrued Similar decisions were rendered in the cases of the towns of Belmont and Milford |