Legal Opinion
Moran v. Bowley
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 13, 1932No. 21187. Decree affirmedPublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones
This is an appeal from a decree entered by the circuit court of Boone county declaring an act of the General Assembly, sometimes known as the Congressional Apportionment act of 1931, to be unconstitutional and void and enjoining the expenditure of public funds in carrying out its provisions.
The bill of complaint was filed by Frank T. Moran and G. E. Casper against William Bowley, county clerk of Boone county, and William J. Stratton, Secretary of State of Illinois. The complainants represented themselves to be citizens, residents, tax-payers and legal voters of Boone county. The bill was…
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