Laleman v. Bredesen

On June 29, 1940, an election was held in School District No. 24, Rock Island county, Illinois, for the purpose of electing two members of the school board to fill existing vacancies, one being for two years and the other for one year. There were two candidates for each position, and at the close of the polls the election board declared E. O. Bredesen, one of the appellees, elected for the period of two years, and Cyrus Hungerford, the other' appellee, elected for the one year vacancy. A petition to contest the election was filed on July 22, 1940, by Felix Laleman, a legal voter and taxpayer…