Baker v. Shinkle

Ralph N. Baker, John E. George and John Hartmann, appellees herein, on June 4, 1910, instituted proceedings in the county court of Sangamon county by which they sought to contest the election of Harry E. Ide, John H. McCreery and appellant, Cyrus E. Shinkle, to the offices of trustees of the Pleasure Driveway and Park District of Springfield. Appellant interposed a demurrer challenging the jurisdiction of the county court to hear the petition. That court, after a hearing, overruled the demurrer. Subsequently a stipulation was entered into between appellant and appellees, in which it was…