PEOPLE EX REL. CHARLES v. TELFORD

No. 13644.

48 Ill. App.3d 928 (1977)

363 N.E.2d 613

THE PEOPLE ex rel. MARK DENNIS CHARLES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM C. TELFORD, Mayor, City of Springfield et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied June 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Gunning, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of Springfield, for appellants.

Nelson Howarth, of Springfield, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HUNT delivered the opinion of the court:

Mark Dennis Charles, plaintiff-appellee, was a probationary policeman for the City of Springfield, serving under Mayor William C. Telford and police chief William T. Hall, defendants-appellants herein. Charles was summarily discharged by Hall after serving over 11 months in this status. Thereafter, Charles filed a complaint for a writ of mandamus seeking reinstatement; the defendants answered...

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