People Ex Rel. Hamer v. Board of Education of School District No. 109

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DAVIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Paul E. Hamer, filed this action seeking to compel the defendants, the Board of Education of School District No. 109, County of Lake, and the Secretary-Treasurer of the School District, to permit the plaintiff to examine and copy certain documents, and to challenge the conveyances of certain lands. The trial court dismissed the complaint, consisting of three counts, and the plaintiff has appealed.

In Count I, the plaintiff sought a writ of mandamus to compel the defendants to permit the inspection of certain receipts,…