Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Hoyne v. Northup

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 26, 1914No. Gen. No. 20,042PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume

On June 5, 1913, Maclay Hoyne, State’s Attorney in and for the county of Cook, for and in behalf of the People of the State of Illinois, filed his petition in the Circuit Court for leave to file an information in the nature of a quo warranto against John E. Northup, who was then and since June 2, 1913, alleged to be assuming or pretending to exercise the franchise, functions and powers of the office of State’s Attorney of Cook county without warrant or authority of law. The respondent, Northup, having answered said petition the matter was heard by the court and upon such hearing it was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. West Chicago Street Railroad v. Morrison, Adams & Allen Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Bunn v. People ex rel. LaflinIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
  3. Lavin v. Board of Commissioners of Cook CountyIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Hansen v. SchlesingerIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  5. People ex rel. Black v. SullivanIllinois Supreme Court · 1910

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1919
  2. People v. HowarthIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
  3. In re McNultyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  4. People v. Martin-TrigonaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. Hutchens v. WadeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973

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