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PEOPLE EX REL. BARRETT v. BARRETT

No. 38906.

31 Ill.2d 360 (1964)

201 N.E.2d 849

THE PEOPLE ex rel. Thomas W. Barrett et al., Petitioners, v. EDWARD J. BARRETT, County Clerk, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Decision announced October 5, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, of Chicago, for petitioner.

DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, for respondent.

Writ awarded.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Pursuant to leave granted, an original petition for a writ of mandamus was filed with this court on September 29. Because the issues related to judicial-retention ballots for the November 3 election, the cause was heard and determined as an emergency matter with an announcement of our judgment awarding the writ made following argument on the petition on October 5. The reasons supporting...

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