Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Holty v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 12, 1909No. Gen. No. 14,448PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Mandamus. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Ben M. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
The Superior Court granted a writ of mandamus against the respondents upon the petition of relator Holty, commanding them to restore Holty to the position and emoluments of a policeman from which he was dismissed by order of the Civil Service Commission of Chicago on June 8, 1906, upon charges preferred against him by the Superintendent of Police.
Relator does not defend against this appeal. The petition for mandamus was filed March 28, 1907. The respondents interposed a general demurrer to the petition, which the trial judge overruled, and they electing to stand by their demurrer the writ was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Clark v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- People ex rel. King v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1909
- People v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
3Cited by3 opinions
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