Knickerbocker v. People ex rel. Butz

This is an appeal from a judgment of ouster, rendered by the Criminal Court of Cook county, upon an information in the nature of a quo warranto, against Joshua C. Knickerbocker, from the office of judge of the probate court of Cook county, on the alleged ground the act of the legislature providing for the establishment of probate courts is unconstitutional and void. The title of appellant is not questioned on any other ground. It is conceded, if the act is constitutional the judgment of the court below should be reversed. On the other hand, it is agreed that if it is unconstitutional the…