People ex rel. Slusser v. Gary
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of DuPage county; the Hon. Henry B. Willis, Judge, presiding. This is an information in the nature of a quo warranto, filed on leave in the circuit court of DuPage county by the State’s attorney of that county against E. H. Gary, Jesse C. Wheaton and John Weisbrook, appellees, requiring them to show by what warrant and authority they claim, that there is such a drainage district as Union Drainage District No. 1 of the towns of Milton and…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of DuPage county; the Hon. Henry B. Willis, Judge, presiding. This is an information in the nature of a quo warranto, filed on leave in the circuit court of DuPage county by the State’s attorney of that county against E. H. Gary, Jesse C. Wheaton and John Weisbrook, appellees, requiring them to show by what warrant and authority they claim, that there is such a drainage district as Union Drainage District No. 1 of the towns of Milton and Win-field in said DuPage county, Illinois, and by what warrant and authority they claim to hold and execute the said office of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—The first question, which arises in the case, is whether or not the court below erred in overruling the general and special demurrer, filed by the appellant to the plea filed by appellees to the second count of the information, the appellant having elected to stand by the demurrer so overruled. The plea to the second count of the information relates to the election and qualification of the appellees as drainage commissioners; and it is claimed that the plea fails to set forth specifically the various steps taken in the several elections of appellees, as required by the statute.
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