People Ex Rel. White v. Butler

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Montgomery county, awarding the writ of mandamus. The complaint was filed in the circuit court in the name of the People on the relation of Robert C. White, against Edward R. Butler, as county clerk. He filed an answer to the complaint. The county of Montgomery was later permitted to intervene as a defendant. It also filed an answer to the complaint.

A stipulation of facts in the record, on motion of appellee, was ordered stricken by this court because it had not been properly preserved in the record. From the allegations of the…