People ex rel. Hoyne v. McCormick

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county dismissing an information in the nature of quo zvarranto questioning the title of the appellee to the office of commissioner of the county of Cook and president of the board of commissioners. There were four counts, many pleas, more replications and numerous demurrers, but it will not be necessary to set them out in detail. The facts were admitted by the pleadings and the only controversy was as to the eligibility of appellee. He had resided in Illinois more than one year and less than five years immediately preceding his…