PEOPLE EX REL. HOFFMAN v. DONOGHUE

Gen. No. 47,400.

19 Ill. App.2d 490 (1958)

154 N.E.2d 481

People of State of Illinois, ex rel. Robert A. Hoffman, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George T. Donoghue, General Superintendent and Head of Department of Operations of Chicago Park District; James H. Gately et al., Members of and Constituting Civil Service Board of Chicago Park District; George A. Otlewis, Chief of Police of Chicago Park District; and Harold L. Baker, Comptroller of Chicago Park District, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied December 29, 1958.

Released for publication December 29, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Lozowick, General Attorney, Chicago Park District (Harry R. Posner, Assistant General Attorney, Chicago Park District, of counsel) for defendants-appellants.

Michael F. Ryan, of Chicago (Richard F. McPartlin, Jr., of counsel) for plaintiff-appellee.


JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

Robert A. Hoffman filed a complaint against certain officials of the Chicago Park District and individuals constituting the Civil Service Board of that District, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding them to expunge from the records the alleged illegal discharge or demotion order of December 28, 1956, and to restore and reinstate the plaintiff to duty in his position...

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