People ex rel. Harrison v. Commissioners of Mineral Marsh Drainage Dist.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bureau county; the Hon. H. M. Trimble, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from the circuit court of Bureau county from- an order entered by that court denying leave to the appellants to file an information in quo warranto against appellees touching the exercise of authority over certain lands comprising a part of the Mineral Marsh special drainage district, in Bureau and Henry counties.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bureau county; the Hon. H. M. Trimble, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from the circuit court of Bureau county from- an order entered by that court denying leave to the appellants to file an information in quo warranto against appellees touching the exercise of authority over certain lands comprising a part of the Mineral Marsh special drainage district, in Bureau and Henry counties. The district, comprising nearly ten thousand acres, was finally organized September 11,1899, by proceedings had in the county court of Bureau county, and including lands from…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ricks
Upon the filing of the petition in "this case the defendants filed an answer, not verified, which was very full, and, if the matters set up* in it were true, constituted a complete defense to any information that might be filed, and was sufficient to advise the court that leave to file the information should not be granted. The petitioner demurred to this answer. The answer, among other things, alleged that at a former day, during the same court, a petition for a similar writ, involving the same questions and by substantially the same relators, was presented and the prayer denied, and that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People ex rel. Samuel v. CooperIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- People v. Commissioners of Wild Cat Special Drainage DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- People ex rel. Hunt v. McFallIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- Klinger v. People ex rel. ConkleIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
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- State Ex Inf. McAllister Ex Rel. Manion v. Albany Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
- People ex rel. Cullen v. AndersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- People v. WaiteIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- State Ex Inf. McAllister Ex Rel. Cole v. Norborne Land Drainage District Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1921
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