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· 9/15/1871

Darst v. People

Citations

  • 62 Ill. 306

Syllabus

<p>1. Injunction—to prevent the holding of an election—contempt. A court of chancery has no jurisdiction to enjoin the holding of an election by the people, and a writ issued for that purpose is void, so that to disregard the writ will not subject a party to punishment as for a contempt of court.</p>

Judges: Thornton

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