ABBOTT v. LEE

Gen. No. 47,151.

13 Ill. App.2d 296 (1957)

142 N.E.2d 138

Leonard Abbott et al., Appellees, v. William A. Lee, Albert W. Williams and John J. Ahern, constituting the Civil Service Commission of City of Chicago, Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

Rehearing denied April 30, 1957.

Released for publication May 21, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Melaniphy, Corporation Counsel of City of Chicago, for defendants-appellants; Sydney R. Drebin, and Harold M. Nudelman, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of Chicago, of counsel.

Michael F. Ryan, of Chicago, for plaintiffs-appellees; Richard F. McPartlin, Jr., of Chicago, of counsel.


JUDGE McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court.

An action for declaratory judgment was brought by Leonard Abbott and others (hereafter referred to as plaintiffs), all of whom were patrolmen of the police department of the city of Chicago, against William A. Lee, Albert W. Williams and John J. Ahern, constituting the civil service commission of the city of Chicago (hereafter referred to as defendants), to have the court declare the sergeant's promotional examination...

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