Legal Opinion
Pires v. Bracken
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 1952No. 32296PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Crampton
Morey C. Pires instituted proceedings in the circuit court of Lee County to contest the election of Robert L. Bracken, Harry E. Wheat, and Leon A. Zick to the offices of circuit judges of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit at an election held on June 4, 1951. On motion by defendants the amended complaint was dismissed. The plaintiff, having elected to stand upon his complaint as amended, appeals to this court.
The complaint as amended alleges that Wheat, Zick, and the plaintiff were the three Republican candidates, and that Bracken was the sole Democratic candidate; that three judges were to be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Whittam v. ZahorikSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
- Patterson v. JohnstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1927
- People ex rel. Frazier v. AltenbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- Cray v. DevenportIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
- Election of Assessor in Gearhart TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Johnson v. State Board of ElectionsIllinois Supreme Court · 1974