Legal Opinion
Zahray v. Emricson
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1962No. 37076PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daily
This appeal is prosecuted from certain orders of the circuit court of McHenry County dismissing petitions to contest an election held in the city of Woodstock on April 18, 1961, for the offices of mayor and councilmen.
At the election the candidates for mayor were Thore Emricson and Ralph Kristensen, while the candidates for two councilmen posts were Gus Ritter, William Waterman, William Freund and Frances Kuhn. After the official canvass of the votes, Emricson, Ritter and Waterman were declared elected. Subsequently, and within the time required by law, the plaintiffs, Walter K. Zahray and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kreitz v. BehrensmeyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Conway v. SextonIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Smith v. Township High School District No. 158Illinois Supreme Court · 1929
- Joyce v. BlankenshipIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
- Wagler v. StoeckerIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by37 opinions
- In Re Contest of the Election for the Offices of GovernorIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Young v. MikvaIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Ross v. KozubowskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- Cooper v. MarcinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Cummings v. MarcinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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