HENNINGS v. GRAFTON

No. 75-1178.

523 F.2d 861 (1975)

Robert HENNINGS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Harry GRAFTON, in capacity as County Clerk, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1975.

Rehearing Denied November 11, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Londrigan, Springfield, Ill., Thomas R. Meites, Chicago, Ill., John P. O'Rourke, Danville, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

S. John Muller, Charleston, Ill., William H. Hillier, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge, and PELL and TONE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied November 11, 1975.

TONE, Circuit Judge.

In this class action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of all voters of Coles County, Illinois, plaintiffs-appellants seek equitable relief requiring that the 1974 election for county offices be reconducted because of alleged irregularities. The District Court, after a trial, denied relief. We affirm.

The suit was filed by six residents and voters of the county three weeks...

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