Tiedman v. Jarecki

Plaintiffs filed a petition in the Superior court of Cook county, against defendants praying that the common law writ of certiorari issue directed to the defendants commanding them to certify the record of a proceeding had in the County court of Cook county to contest the validity of an election held November 5, 1940, to determine whether the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor was to be prohibited in the 1st Precinct of the 39th Ward in the City of Chicago. Defendant Paul H. Reis, Acting Judge of the County court of Cook county, filed his written motion to dismiss the petition. The motion was…