PEOPLE EX REL. DONEY v. VILLAGE OF SKOKIE

No. 35064.

15 Ill.2d 288 (1958)

154 N.E.2d 681

THE PEOPLE ex rel. Jean Doney et al., Appellees, v. THE VILLAGE OF SKOKIE et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 16, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

IGNATZ SPITZ, WILLIAM C. WINES, and WILLIAM M. HENNESSY, all of Chicago, for appellants.

GILBERT GORDON, of Chicago, for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

On the complaint of certain registered voters in the village of Skokie, the circuit court of Cook County issued a writ of mandamus to compel the village and its officers to hold an election on the question whether the village should incorporate as a city. The defendants appeal. Since the decision involves the continued existence of...

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