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THORNTON v. RAMSEY

Gen. No. 47,406.

24 Ill. App.2d 452 (1959)

165 N.E.2d 65

William F. Thornton, Appellee, v. George L. Ramsey, Commissioner of Buildings, Department of Buildings of the City of Chicago, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied March 25, 1960.

Released for publication March 25, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Melaniphy, Corporation Counsel of Chicago (Sydney R. Drebin, Harry H. Pollack and Harry A. Cooper, Assistant Corporation Counsels, of counsel) for defendant-appellant.

Heber T. Dotson, of Chicago for relator-appellee.

JUSTICE BRYANT delivered the opinion of the court.

The order from which this appeal was taken was entered on October 7, 1957, directing that a peremptory writ of mandamus issue forthwith to George L. Ramsey, respondent, Commissioner of Buildings of the City of Chicago, to appoint the relator, William F. Thornton, Assistant Chief of Inspections in the Building Department of the City of Chicago, as of August 9, 1957. The order also sustained plaintiff-relator's motion...

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