Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Kessinger v. Burrell

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1923No. 15370PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

The State’s attorney of Macoupin county filed an information in this case in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, on the relation of 121 residents and legal voters in territory which had been designated as Hettick Community High School District No. 194, calling upon the appellees, who assumed to exercise the powers of a board of education, to make answer to the People by what right they claimed to exercise the franchise of a community high school district. The abstract does not show that the sufficiency of the information was questioned or any plea filed to it or issue formed, but…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Trustees of Schools of Town 21 N., Range 5 W. v. School Directors of Union DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Whitney v. MaddenIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Hanaman v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1959
  3. People Ex Rel. Naftzger v. ArnettIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Sobocinski v. QuinnMichigan Supreme Court · 1951
  5. People ex rel. Lindsey v. Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 4Illinois Supreme Court · 1954

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