People ex rel. Gorman v. Thomas
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery county; the Hon. Albert M. Rose, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
On July 14, 1913, there was presented to one of the Judges of the Fourth Judicial Circuit by the State’s Attorney of Montgomery county, a petition for leave tó file an information in the nature of a quo warranto against Will V. Thomas, praying that Thomas be required to show by what right or authority he claimed to hold and execute the office of Commissioner of Highways of the Town of Bois d’ Arc in Montgomery county, Illinois. The Judge indorsed on the petition: ‘ ‘ The clerk will docket this cause, file the information and petition herein and issue summons, returnable on July 20, 1914.”
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Browning v. GormanIllinois Supreme Court · 1914