People ex rel. Carus v. Matthiessen
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ; — heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Job A. Davis, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke
The People, on the relation of Mary Hegeler Carus, individually and as trustee under the will of Edward C. Hegeler, deceased, appellee, filed an information in the nature of a quo warranto in the circuit court of LaSalle county against the appellant, F. W. Matthiessen, calling upon him to show by what authority he was exercising the office of director of the Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Company, an Illinois corporation. The plea of appellant set forth his election as a director on December 18, 1913, and averred title to the office by virtue of such election. The circuit court found that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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