HIPPERT v. O'GRADY

No. 80-1416.

97 Ill. App.3d 310 (1981)

423 N.E.2d 228

DOROTHY E. HIPPERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAMES E. O'GRADY, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed June 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna, Gilman, Schuller & Gershon, of Chicago (Edward Lloyd Schuller and Jeffrey T. Saltz, of counsel), for appellant.

Stanley Garber, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Robert R. Retke and Leon Pawlykowycz, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing her complaint against defendants. Plaintiff, a police officer, sought reinstatement after she was summarily removed without a hearing. The trial court found that her claim was barred by laches and dismissed the action.

Plaintiff was appointed to the police department on January 3, 1977. After she served the department for eleven...

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