Winne v. People ex rel. Hess
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of DeKalb county; the Hon. George W. Brown, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
A petition for mandamus was filed in the circuit court of DeKalb county to compel the board of supervisors of that county to grant the prayer of a petition for the division of the town of Somonauk, in said county, and the creation of a new town, composed of territory therein described and comprising the west part of the township. The board interposed a demurrer to the petition, and the demurrer being overruled elected to stand by it, and the court granted the peremptory writ. A motion has been made to dismiss the writ of error.
It appears from the record that the town of Somonauk was organized…
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