People Ex Rel. Koester v. Board of Review

A petition was filed in the superior court of Cook county by the People of the State of Illinois, on relation of George E. Koester, Jr. The petition made as party defendants the board of review and Charles V. Barrett, Edward R. Litsinger and Edward J. Hughes as members thereof, and Robert M. Sweitzer as county clerk of Cook county. The original petition was filed on November 6, 1931, to which the board of review and the members thereof filed a demurrer. Thereafter, by leave of court,'an amended petition was filed, and later a second. This latter amendment for convenience is hereinafter…