Crook v. People ex rel. Jayne

The information filed in this case is in the nature of a quo warranto, and was brought in the circuit court, in the name of the People, on the relation of William Jayne, against Ahaz N. J. Crook, to compel him to disclose by what authority he intruded himself into the office of mayor of the city of Springfield, and has since continued to exercise the duties and functions of such office. The facts of the case appear from the pleadings, and are not, therefore, a matter of contention. A concise statement will be necessary to an understanding of the legal questions discussed.

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