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CITY OF ALTON v. UNION ELECTRIC CO.

No. 43592.

48 Ill.2d 436 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 9

THE CITY OF ALTON, Appellee, v. UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 21, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, and PETER A. FASSEAS, Special Assistant Attorney General, both of Chicago, for appellant Illinois Commerce Commission.

ROBERT BRODERICK and POPE AND DRIEMEYER, both of East St. Louis, for appellant Union Electric Company.

THAD R. CARTER, Corporation Counsel, of Alton, for appellee.

Judgment reversed; order confirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 10, 1968, Union Electric Company (Company) eliminated the position of the on-duty "troubleman" who rendered emergency service to the City of Alton between 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., designated as the "owl shift." The City filed a complaint with the Commerce Commission on April 16, 1968, alleging that as a direct and proximate result of the elimination of that...

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