People ex rel. McIlhany v. Chicago Live Stock Exchange
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. On January 24,1894, Jacob J. Kern, as State’s attorney of Cook county, filed in the circuit court of that county a petition, upon the relation of William Mcllhany, for leave to file an information in the nature of quo loarranto against the Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Prom a judgment denying the prayer of and dismissing that petition an appeal was prayed and allowed to this court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. On January 24,1894, Jacob J. Kern, as State’s attorney of Cook county, filed in the circuit court of that county a petition, upon the relation of William Mcllhany, for leave to file an information in the nature of quo loarranto against the Chicago Live Stock Exchange. Prom a judgment denying the prayer of and dismissing that petition an appeal was prayed and allowed to this court. The material facts shown by the petition are as follows: Appellee here, respondent below, is a corporation incorporated under…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Phillips
This corporation, organized as stated in its certificate of organization, was formed “to establish and maintain a commercial exchange; to promote uniformity in the customs and usages of merchants; to provide for the speedy adjustment of all business disputes between its members; to facilitate the receiving and distributing of live stock as well as to provide for and maintain a rigid inspection thereof, thereby guarding against the sale or use of unsound or unhealthy meats; and generally to secure to its members the benefits of co-operation in the furtherance of their legitimate pursuits.” The…
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