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THE PEOPLE EX REL. ADAMOWSKI v. PUBLIC BUILDING COM'N

No. 34265.

11 Ill.2d 125 (1957)

142 N.E.2d 67

THE PEOPLE ex rel. Benjamin S. Adamowski, State's Attorney, Appellant, v. PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION OF CHICAGO et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 20, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (GORDON B. NASH, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, of counsel,) for appellant.

JOHN C. MELANIPHY, Corporation Counsel, and WILLIAM H. DILLON, both of Chicago, for appellees.

MAX LIPKIN, Corporation Counsel, and EUGENE M. PRATT, State's Attorney, both of Peoria, INES C. HOFFMAN, Corporation Counsel, and FRANK M. PFEIFER, both of Springfield, ROBSON, MASTERS & RYAN, of Joliet, and FUQUA & FUQUA, of Waukegan, for amici curiae.

Modified and affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal brings before us a quo warranto proceeding instituted in the circuit court of Cook County to challenge the constitutionality of the Public Building Commission Act, (Laws of 1955, pp. 905-920,) and certain companion legislation. The action was filed voluntarily by the State's Attorney of Cook County in the name of the People of Illinois, and named as defendants the...

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