Newton v. People

Citations

• 72 Ill. 507

Syllabus

<p>1. School law—suit to recover fine. In a suit under section 76 of the School Law of 1872, to recover a fine imposed by that section, the information required need not be in writing, nor is it necessary that it should run in the name of the People of the State of Illinois. It is sufficient, if the process which brings the defendant into court runs in the name of the people.</p> <p>2. The word “information,” as used in the 76th section of the School Law of 1872, means “complaint.”</p>