RUTHER v. HILLARD

No. 1-98-0775.

715 N.E.2d 772 (1999)

306 Ill. App.3d 997

240 Ill.Dec. 85

Paul RUTHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry G. HILLARD; Superintendent of Police; The City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation; The Police Board of the City of Chicago; The Chicago Police Department; Art Smith; Willie Upshire; James Murray; William Kirkling; Russell Ewert; Phyllis Apelbaum; Victor Armedariz; Scott Davis and Demetrius Carney, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Nunc Pro Tunc June 4, 1999.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mara S. Georges, Acting Corporation Counsel, Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon and Carole Silver, of counsel), for Appellants.

Collins & Bargione, Chicago (Gregory A. Bedell, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following an administrative hearing, the Police Board of the City of Chicago (Board) discharged petitioner Paul Ruther from the Chicago Police Department (Department) for violating certain departmental rules and regulations. On administrative review, the circuit court reversed the Board's decision, finding it against the manifest weight of the evidence. The Board appeals...

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