Quartier v. Dowiat

This was a proceeding instituted by the appellee in the circuit court of Vermilion county to contest the election of the appellant to the office of president of the board of trustees of the village of Westville. A petition was filed with the clerk of the said circuit court, which, after alleging many grounds why the appellant should be declared not duly elected and why the appellee should be declared elected, contained the following prayer: “Your petitioner further represents that on a count of the ballots cast by the electors your petitioner would have a clear majority, and he asks that such…