People ex rel. Carruthers v. Swift

The circuit court of Sangamon county on the motion of the State’s attorney granted him leave to 'file an informa-.: tion on the relation of Walter Carruthers against the appellees, calling upon them to show by what authority they assumed to hold and exercise the offices of president and members of the board of education of a certain township high school district. The information having been filed, the appellees moved the court to set aside the order granting leave to file it, and the court sustained the motion and dismissed the proceeding. The relator appealed to this court. The motion was…