LUNDING v. WALKER

No. 47607.

65 Ill.2d 516 (1976)

359 N.E.2d 96

FRANKLIN J. LUNDING, Jr., Appellee, v. DANIEL WALKER, Governor, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Chicago (Herbert Lee Caplan, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellant.

Burditt & Calkins (Tom Scheuneman and Wayne R. Andersen, of counsel), for appellee.

Dore & O'Toole, of Chicago (John J. O'Toole, of counsel), for amicus curiae Michael E. Lavelle, Chairman of the State Board of Elections.

Earl L. Neal, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Cecil A. Partee, President of the Illinois Senate, et al.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In May, 1975, plaintiff was notified by letter from the Governor that he was being "removed as a member of the State Board of Elections for `neglect of duty.'" The neglect of duty involved plaintiff's failure to file the financial disclosure statement required by Executive Order No. 4-73. Plaintiff sued in the circuit court of Cook County to restrain the Governor from any further action...

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