People Ex Rel. Courtney v. Ashton

The People of the State of Illinois, on the relation of Thomas J. Courtney, State’s attorney of Cook county, and on his relation individually as a resident and tax-payer of that county, filed in the circuit court of Cook county two informations against the members of the board of commissioners of Cook county, the county treasurer, the county clerk and certain attorneys therein named as defendants, seeking to enjoin the payment to the attorneys of county funds under alleged contracts entered into between the county board and those attorneys.

The informations, so far as the questions here are…