People Ex Rel. Jonas v. Schlaeger

This is an original petition for mandamus filed by leave of the court. The petition was filed by the People of the State of Illinois on relation of Edgar A. Jonas, as relator. The respondents named in the petition are Victor L. Schlaeger, clerk of the superior court, Michael J. Flynn, county clerk, John Toman, county treasurer of Cook county, and William J. Lindsay, James F. Fardy and Peter Schwaba, judges of the superior court of Cook county, constituting the executive committee of said court. In response to the summons issued by direction of this court, respondents appeared and filed a…