Durkee v. People ex rel. Askren
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Quo warranto proceedings. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria County; the Hon. Thomas M. Shaw, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the December term, 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
An information in the nature of a quo warranto was filed in pursuance of leave granted for that purpose, upon the relation of M. F. Askren, against Edward H. Durkee, the appellant, to contest the right of appellant to hold the office of director of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway Company. A demurrer was interposed to the information and the demurrer being overruled, appellant elected to abide by it, and judgment of ouster and for costs was entered against him.
The facts appearing in the information, which it is necessary for us to state, are as follows: The Toledo, Peoria and Western…
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