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IN THE

S u p r e m e C o u r t of

NOVEMBER TERM, A. D.

Illinois

1942

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,^ e \ rel.. The Board of Trustees of t h e University of Illinois, Norval D. Hodges and Sveinbjorn Johnson, Petitioners, vs. f GEORGE F . B A R R E T T , a s A t t o r n e y General of Illinois, and A R T H U R C. L U E D E R , a s Auditor of Public Accounts of t h e S t a t e of Illinois, Respondents. J

Original Mandamus

BRIEF AND ARGUMENT FOR PETITIONERS

STATEMENT OF THE CASE.

MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT:

Nature of Action. This is an original mandamus proceeding, leave to file the petition being granted by this Court at the September Term, A. D. 1942. The petition seeks to compel George F. Barrett, as Attorney General of Illinois, to countermand and rescind certain orders to the Auditor of Public Accounts, President of the University of Illinois and President of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, directing that no payments or compensation be made to r latoi Johnson and Hodges as University Counsel and Assistant University Counsel, respective]) It also seeks