Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Easterday v. McCullough

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 21, 1908Published

Mandamus. Error to the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh

This is a petition filed on the relation of C. F. Easterday praying that the writ of mandamus issue against the auditor of public accounts directing him to issue a warrant to the relator in payment of $41 as expenses incurred in visiting schools while acting as county superintendent of schools of Fayette county. The petition alleges that the relator was duly elected to the office of county superintendent of schools of said county; that during the quarter year ending March 3, 1907, he had visited schools 41 days in his official capacity; that he had made the required report to the county board…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Boarad of Trustees v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
  2. People ex rel. Deneen v. Town of ThorntonIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Yost v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879

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