People ex rel. O'Connor v. Haas

I will state at this time, for the information of counsel interested in this matter, that it has been the uniform practice of this court for many years, extending back long prior to the Thistlewood case, 103 Ill. 139, that the statute in regard to mandamus has no application to this court, and it was so held in that case. The uniform practice of this court has been, that.where parties desire leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus they should malee a motion in court, accompanied by a copy of their petition,—and that is purely an ex parte proceeding. The court will then examine the…