Jackson v. Winans

This was an election contest filed by appellee in the circuit court of LaSalle county contesting the election of appellant as president of the board of trustees of the village of Rutland, in said county. After the pleadings were settled the matter was heard before the judge and a decree was entered in favor of appellee. From that decree appellant was allowed an appeal to this court, but before perfecting such appeal he made a motion to set aside the order and to have the appeal changed to the Appellate Court for the Second District. The appeal allowed on this last motion was perfected to the…