MAGETT v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S MERIT

No. 1-95-2702.

669 N.E.2d 616 (1996)

282 Ill. App.3d 282

218 Ill.Dec. 473

John MAGETT, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S MERIT BOARD and Michael Sheehan, Sheriff of Cook County, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

July 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff John Magett, Jr., was employed as a Cook County corrections officer. On January 25, 1995, following an administrative hearing, he was discharged by the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board (the Board). On administrative review, the circuit court reversed the decision of the Board, finding that it was against the manifest weight of the evidence. Because we determine that the Board's decision was not against...

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