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AVENT v. POLICE BOARD OF CHICAGO

Gen. No. 49,051.

49 Ill. App.2d 228 (1964)

199 N.E.2d 637

Rufus Avent, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The Police Board of the City of Chicago and O.W. Wilson, Superintendent of Police of the City of Chicago, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied June 19, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Melaniphy, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Sydney R. Drebin and Marsile J. Hughes, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellants.

McCoy, Ming & Leighton, of Chicago (Ellis E. Reid, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court.

Rufus Avent, a police officer in the service of the City of Chicago, was ordered discharged from his position in a decision of the Police Board of the City, which found that he had violated sections 4, 5, 13 and 24 of rule 374 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Police, entitled respectively: (1) "To be intoxicated, whether on or off duty"; (2) "Conduct unbecoming a police officer or employee of...

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