People ex rel. Seals v. Henderson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery county; the Hon. Thomas M. Jett, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Graves
A petition for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the town clerk of the Town of Greshem in Montgomery county to submit to vote and to print on the ballot for the town election in that town to be held on April 6, 1915, the proposition “shall this town become anti-saloon territory,” was filed in the Circuit Court of that county on March 29th, 1915. A general and special demurrer filed to the petition by the respondent was overruled by the court. The respondent elected to stand by his demurrer and the writ of mandamus was awarded as prayed.
But two questions are urged here against the…
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- Town of Somonauk v. People ex rel. HessIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
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