TURKOVICH v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

No. 34362.

11 Ill.2d 460 (1957)

143 N.E.2d 229

STEPHEN TURKOVICH et al., Appellants, v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GIFFIN, WINNING, LINDNER & NEWKIRK, of Springfield, (MONTGOMERY S. WINNING, of counsel,) for appellants.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, WALTER E. LINDGREN, and WILLIAM C. WINES, all of Springfield, RALPH F. LESEMANN, RUSSELL N. SULLIVAN, RUBIN G. COHN, and JOHN J. TEMPLIN, all of Urbana, and ALBERT E. JENNER, JR., and PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, both of Chicago, (JOHN S. RENDELMAN, of counsel,) for appellees.


Decree affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a taxpayers' suit by Stephen and Betty Turkovich and Dahlen's Drug Stores, Inc., to enjoin the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois from spending State funds for the construction, equipment and operation of a television station. The Auditor of Public Accounts and State Treasurer are joined as defendants, and plaintiffs seek to restrain them from paying out funds from...

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