People ex rel. Matthiessen v. Lihme

' This was an information in the nature of a quo zvarranto, in the circuit court of LaSalle county, requiring C. B. Lihme to answer by what warrant he claimed to hold and execute the office of director in the Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Company, a corporation. A plea was filed and a trial had by the court without a jury, resulting in a judgment in favor of the defendant, which the Appellate Court for the Second District affirmed. A certificate of importance was granted and an appeal allowed to this court.

The appellants deny the eligibility of the appellee to be a director. The Matthiessen &…