Legal Opinion

Rowan v. City of Shawneetown

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 1941No. 26426. Order affirmedPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Murphy

Appellants June Rowan, Louisa Mathis, Faye Jenkins, Myra Weiderhold and Al Lowe, Jr., residents and property owners of the city of Shawneetown, on their own relation filed a petition in the circuit court of Gallatin county praying that they be granted leave to file a complaint in quo warranto against the city of Shawneetown. The purpose of such proceeding was to test the legality of certain annexation proceedings. The appellee moved to strike the petition and appellants filed what is termed an answer to the motion. The application was submitted to the court for a hearing on the petition,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Newman v. United States Ex Rel. FrizzellSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  2. People Ex Rel. Miller v. FullenwiderIllinois Supreme Court · 1928

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. McCarthy v. FirekIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
  2. City of Highwood v. ObenbergerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  3. People v. WoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  4. People Ex Rel. JH Anderson Monument Co. v. Rosehill Cemetery Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
  5. People Ex Rel. Ray v. Lewistown Community High School District No. 241Illinois Supreme Court · 1944

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