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  "name": "The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. John J. Lynch and A. Cochrane (Petitioners), Appellee, v. William Hale Thompson, Mayor (Respondent), Appellant",
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      "The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. John J. Lynch and A. Cochrane (Petitioners), Appellee, v. William Hale Thompson, Mayor (Respondent), Appellant."
    ],
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      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Baker\ndelivered the opinion of the court.",
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    "attorneys": [
      ".Samuel A. Ettelson, for appellant; Boy S. GIaskill, of counsel.",
      "William Gr. Anderson and L. A. Newby, for ap.pellee."
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    "head_matter": "The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. John J. Lynch and A. Cochrane (Petitioners), Appellee, v. William Hale Thompson, Mayor (Respondent), Appellant.\nGen. No. 21,767.\n(Not to he reported in full.)\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Edward M. Mangan, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1915.\nReversed and remanded with directions.\nOpinion filed May 29, 1916.\nStatement of the Case.\nMandamus proceedings by the People of the State of Illinois ex rel. John J. Lynch and A. Cochrane, petitioners, against William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago, respondent, to compel issuance of a dram shop license to petitioners. From an order directing the issuance of a license, the respondent appeals.\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Intoxicating liquors, \u00a7 28 \u2014when issuance of dramshop license within discretion of authorized officer. The issuance of dramshop licenses is a matter of discretion of the officer authorized thereto by the statute.\n2. Intoxicating liquors, \u00a7 28*\u2014when discretion of authorized officer in refusing to issue dramshop license not interfered with. In the absence of fraud or arbitrary exercise of discretion by officer authorized to issue dramshop licenses, the courts will not interfere with his exercise of discretion in refusing to issue a license.\n3. Intoxicating liquors, \u00a7 30*\u2014when order directing issuance of dramshop license reversed on appeal. Where the term for which a dramshop license has been ordered issued has expired before the hearing on appeal, such order will be reversed.\nThe order was entered August 16, 1915, and the term for which the license was applied for ran from May 1 to October 31, \u2022 1915, and expired before the hearing of the appeal.\n.Samuel A. Ettelson, for appellant; Boy S. GIaskill, of counsel.\nWilliam Gr. Anderson and L. A. Newby, for ap.pellee.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number."
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