Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Johnson v. Blake
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 14, 1908No. Gen. No. 5,032Published
Petition for quo warranto. Error to the Circuit Court of Livingston county; the Hon. Geobge W. Patton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Willis
This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Livingston county to reverse the judgment of that court in refusing to grant leave to A. C. Ball, state’s attorney of Livingston county, at the relation of B. R. Johnson, to file an information in the nature of quo warranto against Daniel W. Blake, appellee, to have him show by what right he claims to hold and execute the duties of the office of president of the board of trustees of the village of Cornell in Livingston county.
On May 25, 1907, the following petition was filed in the Circuit Court of said county:
"State oe Illinois, / Circuit Court…
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