People v. Hamilton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Br error to the Circuit Court of Cass County; the Hon. George W. Herdhan, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtWall, J.
This was a proceeding by information in the nature of a quo warranto to test the right of Samuel L. Hamilton and Charles W. Grogan to hold, respectively, the office of Trustee of the Village of Ashland, in the County of Cass. A demurrer was interposed to the joint pleas of the defendants and was by the court overruled. The plaintiffs electing to abide by the demurrer, judgment was entered for the defendants. The record is brought here by writ of error and the ruling of the court upon the demurrer is now to be considered.
The said Hamilton and Grogan were elected Trustees of said village on the…
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