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Harvey v. Sullivan

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 21, 1950No. 31345PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilson

On April 5, 1949, an election was held for the office of mayor of the city of Macomb, in McDonough County. The result of the canvass of the votes was that Harold Sullivan, the nominee of the Democratic party, received 1874 votes, and Anton J. Johnson, the Republican candidate, 1839 votes. W. Dow Harvey and five others, qualified electors of the city, filed a petition in the circuit court of McDonough County to contest the election. Sullivan and Johnson answered the petition, and an extended hearing followed. The court found that Johnson received more votes than Sullivan and the former was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. CarrollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
  2. Neff v. GeorgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Tuthill v. RendelmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
  4. People v. BrautiganIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Boland v. City of LasalleIllinois Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Engle v. KernerIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Lehman v. HillIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Edward P. Allison Co. v. Village of DoltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  4. DeFabio v. Gummer-SheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Morandi v. HeimanIllinois Supreme Court · 1961

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