Legal Opinion
Cockrell v. County Court
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 19, 1909Published
Petition for writ of prohibition. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jersey county; the Hon. Owen P. Thompson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
Appellants filed their petition in the Oircuit Court of Jersey county, in vacation, against the County Court of said county, wherein they prayed that a writ of prohibition be issued commanding the said County Court to desist and refrain from exercising any jurisdiction in a proceeding then pending in said court to contest the validity of a certain election theretofore held on April 7, 1908, in the town of Jersey, in said Jersey county, under and by virtue of the statute providing for the creation by popular vote of anti-saloon territory. In accordance with the prayer of said petition a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Graver v. Circuit Court of Cook CountyIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Cassell v. JosephIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Newcomb v. County of ChampaignAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908