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· 9/25/1956

The People v. Woodruff

Citations

  • 137 N.E.2d 809
  • 9 Ill. 2d 429
  • 1956 Ill. LEXIS 347

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[T]he title to an office cannot be decided in a collateral suit but only in a direct proceeding for that purpose.”
  • “[T]he acts of officers de facto are as valid and effectual where they concern the public or the rights of third persons as though they were officers de jure ***.”

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Judges: Bristow

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