People Ex Rel. Cromer v. Village of Maywood

Appellant, Edward D. Markham, was police magistrate of the village of Maywood, and was receiving a salary of $200 a month. On August 9, 1941, he accepted a commission as captain in the United States army and since then has been stationed at Scott Field, where his compensation from the United States government aggregates $340 a month, and all of his time has been spent away from Maywood since August 9, 1941, so that he has not performed the duties of the office of police magistrate since the acceptance of his commission.

Earle G. H. Cromer, an elector, resident and taxpayer of Maywood, filed a…