People Ex Rel. Honefenger v. Burris

By quo warranto instituted by the State’s Attorney in the circuit court of Christian County, the legal existence of the Taylorville Community Pleasure Driveway and Park District was challenged on the ground the statute under which the district was organized violates certain provisions of the State and Federal constitutions. The judgment of the circuit court declared the act in question to be valid, and all was legally proper in the organization of the district and election of officers.

Taylorville possessed two public parks, and it became impossible to adequately maintain the two by imposing…