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MELVIN v. CITY OF WEST FRANKFORT

No. 80-239.

93 Ill. App.3d 425 (1981)

417 N.E.2d 260

PAUL D. MELVIN, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF WEST FRANKFORT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed February 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Golter, of Overton, Schwartz & Fritts, Ltd., Andrew M. Schatz, of Sachnoff, Schrager, Jones, Weaver & Rubenstein, Ltd., and Edward Parsons, all of Chicago, for appellant.

Paul M. Caldwell, of Caldwell, Troutt & Alexander, of Benton, for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal raises the issue of appellant's eligibility as an amputee to be employed as a fireman by the defendant, the City of West Frankfort, Illinois. The plaintiff, Paul D. Melvin, filed his complaint seeking a declaratory judgment in the circuit court of Franklin County on March 12, 1979. In it plaintiff sought a ruling that section 10-2.1-6 of the Illinois Municipal Code...

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