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PEET v. VOOTS

No. 3-07-0829.

896 N.E.2d 1127 (2008)

Lawrence PEET, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nancy Schultz VOOTS, Will County Clerk, Defendant-Appellant. (James Alaimo, Scott Glasscock, Saul Brass, Darryl Prince, Michelle Adams, George Malone, Thelma Kirkland, and Phyllis Abernathy, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

October 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Glasgow, State's Attorney, Domenica A. Osterberger(argued), Assistant State's Attorney, Mary M. Tatroe, Assistant State's Attorney, Joliet, IL, for Appellant.

Kathleen Konicki (argued), Homer Glen, IL, for Appellee.

Justice CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Lawrence Peet, filed an election contest in Will County, Illinois, to challenge the results of a local school board election. The county clerk of Will County, Nancy Schultz Voots, was named as one of the defendants. Peet ultimately prevailed in the suit and, upon motion, was awarded costs of $701 against Voots. Voots appeals the costs award, arguing: (1) that the trial court lacked statutory authority to...

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