Legal Opinion
Wood v. Hartman
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 1942No. 26582. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On November 8, 1938, an election was held for the office of county treasurer of Madison county. The result of the canvass of the votes was that Harry T. Hartman, the nominee of the Democratic party received 24,382 votes and Ben F. Wood, the Republican candidate, 24,262, this giving Hartman a margin of 120 votes. He qualified and assumed the duties of his office. Wood filed a petition in the county court of Madison county to contest the election, and on April 19, 1939, Hartman filed an answer to the petition of plaintiff. On February 3, 1939, Wood prayed a change of venue which was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Seaman Field v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Dale v. IrwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Olson v. ScullyIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Boland v. City of LasalleIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
- Shikes v. GabelnickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Pullen v. MulliganIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Tuthill v. RendelmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
- Brown v. GrzeskowiakIndiana Supreme Court · 1951
- Lehman v. HillIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
- Bilek v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
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