PEOPLE EX REL. FERRY v. PALMER

No. 32931.

1 Ill.2d 384 (1953)

115 N.E.2d 609

THE PEOPLE ex rel. William M. Ferry, Jr., et al., Appellees, v. HARRY PALMER, Town Clerk, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOSEPH R. ROSBOROUGH, of Moline, and SHERWOOD L. COSTIGAN, of East Moline, for appellant.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a direct appeal by defendant, Harry Palmer, Town Clerk of South Moline, from a decree of the circuit court of Rock Island County, granting a writ of mandamus to compel defendant to place on the ballot the names of plaintiffs, nominees for certain offices in the township of South Moline.

The facts are all stipulated. Plaintiffs are Democratic candidates for township...

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