(DOWNLOAD) "People Ex Rel. Curtin v. Heizer" by Supreme Court of Illinois * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People Ex Rel. Curtin v. Heizer
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 19, 1967
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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Plaintiff, the State of Illinois, on the relation of certain landowner-taxpayers, filed its quo warrantor complaint in the circuit court of Randolph County contesting the validity of the organization of the Prairie Du Rocher Fire Protection District. Defendant district trustees answered, justifying their position by setting forth in full the records of the former county court of Randolph County establishing the fire protection district. The circuit court entered judgment in favor of defendants, holding that the district had been lawfully created and that they were properly holding positions as trustees. On appeal to the Appellate Court, Fifth District, the judgment was affirmed by a divided court. (71 Ill. App.2d 6.) We have allowed plaintiff's petition for leave to appeal. The pertinent portions of the statute governing the organization of fire protection districts (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1961, chap. 127 1/2, par. 21) provided at the time of the organization of this district as follows: