Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE EX REL. BENTSON v. Bowen
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1956No. 33874PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice HershEy
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiffs filed petitions in the circuit court of Kane County for leave to file complaints in quo warranto against the defendants, civil service commissioners of the city of Aurora, requiring them to show by what authority they held their offices. The defendants answered by alleging that they were lawfully appointed by the city council pursuant to a 1919 amendment to section 18 of the Civil Service of Cities Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 24^, par 57.) The plaintiffs countered by asserting that this amendment was void in that…
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