People Ex Rel. Klinger v. Howlett

50 Ill.2d 242 (1972)

278 N.E.2d 84

THE PEOPLE ex rel. LAWRENCE E. KLINGER, Petitioner,

v.

MICHAEL J. HOWLETT, Auditor of Public Accounts, Respondent.

No. 44761.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 17, 1972.

DON H. REUBEN, LAWRENCE GUNNELS and JAMES C. MUNSON, of KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, and DAVID M. HARTIGAN, of HARTIGAN & HARTIGAN, all of Chicago, for petitioner.

WILLIAM J. HARTE and KEVIN M. FORDE, both of Chicago, for respondent.

Writ denied.

On October 29, 1971, this court granted leave to file an original petition for mandamus to compel the respondent Auditor of…