CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS v. TOUCHETTE

No. 34778.

14 Ill.2d 243 (1958)

150 N.E.2d 178

THE CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, Appellee, v. FRANCIS TOUCHETTE et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 20, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN R. SPRAGUE, and ELMER M. LANTER, both of Belleville, for appellants.

ROBERT F. GODFREY, City Attorney, of East St. Louis. for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

Francis Touchette and the city of Centreville, of St. Clair County, appeal directly to this court from an order of the county court of St. Clair County finding that a certain annexation ordinance of the city of East St. Louis was valid and conformed to section 7-1 et seq. of the Revised Cities and Villages Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 24, par. 7-1 et seq.) describing...

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