People Ex Rel. Lipsky v. City of Chicago

The two cases involved in this appeal were consolidated for trial in the circuit court of Cook County, upon adequate stipulations, and orders of this court provide for the filing of a single set of briefs and for the use of one report of trial proceedings.

On April 5, 1948, the appellant in cause No. 30896 filed a complaint for declaratory judgment as a taxpayer seeking an interpretation of the rights, obligations and powers of the city of Chicago and the Board of Election Commissioners under the Election Code. Thereafter on May 17, 1948, the Board of Election Commissioners of the city of…