Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Leighty v. Young

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 1921No. 13565PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fulton county; the Hon. Robert J. Grier, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson

This appeal is prosecuted to review a judgment of the circuit court of Fulton county denying leave to file an information in the nature of quo zvarranto to test the validity of the organization of Community High School District No. 281, comprising territory in the counties of Fulton, Schuyler and McDonough. The high school district comprises territory contained in fourteen common school districts. It includes fifty-eight sections of land, twenty-six of which are located in Fulton county and sixteen in each of the counties of Schuyler and McDonough. The district is ten miles long and ten miles…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Cant v. CrossleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
  2. People ex rel. Lewman v. MoyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
  3. People ex rel. Carruthers v. SwiftIllinois Supreme Court · 1915

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Committee for Educational Rights v. EdgarIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  2. The People v. DeatherageIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  3. People Ex Rel. Dixon v. Community Unit School District No. 3Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
  4. People ex rel. Leighty v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
  5. People ex rel. Lutz v. FranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1924

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