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THE PEOPLE EX REL. BENTSON v. BOWEN

No. 33874.

9 Ill.2d 69 (1956)

136 N.E.2d 806

THE PEOPLE ex rel. RALPH J. BENTSON et al., Appellants, v. HARRY BOWEN et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 24, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES A. DARLING, of Aurora, for appellants.

REID, OCHSENSCHLAGER & MURPHY, and HAROLD L. BEAMISH, both of Aurora, (L.M. OCHSENSCHLAGER, and ROBERT B. HUPP, of counsel,) for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs filed petitions in the circuit court of Kane County for leave to file complaints in quo warranto against the defendants, civil service commissioners of the city of Aurora, requiring them to show by what authority they held their offices. The defendants answered by alleging that they were lawfully appointed by the...

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