MULCRONE v. O'CONNOR

Gen. No. 47,005.

13 Ill. App.2d 549 (1957)

142 N.E.2d 794

Edward V. Mulcrone, Appellee, v. Timothy J. O'Connor, Commissioner of Police of City of Chicago, William A. Lee, President of Civil Service Commission of City of Chicago, Albert L. Williams, and John J. Ahern, Members of Civil Service Commission of City of Chicago, and City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation, Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

Released for publication June 18, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Melaniphy, Corporation Counsel of City of Chicago, of Chicago (Sydney R. Drebin, and Robert J. Collins, Assistant Corporation Counsel, both of Chicago, of counsel) for defendants-appellants.

Francis T. Delaney, of Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.


PRESIDING JUSTICE ROBSON delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff, a police officer, filed his complaint in chancery seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the defendants to correct his official police record by reciting therein a certain act of bravery and a commendation he received therefor; to require defendants to show cause why he was not promoted to sergeant of police; to restrain defendants from removing a...

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