Wilcox v. People ex rel. Lipe
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. W. K. McAllister, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldoh
This was a proceeding by information in the nature of a quo warranto, in the Criminal Court of Cook county, to try the title of the defendants to the office of West Chicago Park Commissioners.
On the 10th day of October, 1877, the Governor removed the relators from such office for incompetency, and on the next day appointed the defendants to succeed them.
The court below sustained a demurrer to defendants’ rejoinders to relators’ replications, and rendered judgment of ouster against the defendants. The relators sued out this writ of error for the reversal of the judgment.
It is sufficient to…
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