City of Evanston v. Carroll
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill for an Injunction.—Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Arthur H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Windes
The principal question for consideration in this case is whether the proceeding before the common council of the city of Evanston was a contest of the election of James Carroll as alderman, or to expel him from his seat in such council.
There would be no difficulty in the determination of this question had the action of the council, when the txvo reports of its committee, the substance of which is set out in the statement preceding this opinion, came before it for action, been confined to the passage of the resolution quoted in the statement, in xvhich it is stated “that James Carroll has not…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dickey v. ReedIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Linegar v. RittenhouseIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Moore v. HoisingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
- Douglas v. HutchinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Patterson v. People ex rel. AllenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
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