Legal Opinion
Wheatley v. Board of Education
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 11, 1983No. 81-3156PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mejda
Plaintiffs, public school teachers who had been sent notices of dismissal, brought a class action for a writ of mandamus and declaratory relief against their employer, defendant Board of Education of District 205, Cook County, Illinois (the Board). The trial court found that the issue raised by plaintiffs was moot and, accordingly, dismissed the complaint. Plaintiffs appeal.
On May 7, 1981, John Wheatley and Celeste Mazor, two honorably dismissed teachers, filed a class action against the Board on their behalf and on behalf of the 59 teachers (26 tenured and 33 nontenured) who had been…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mills v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- La Salle National Bank v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Bluthardt v. BreslinIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. City of Park RidgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
- Szczurek v. City of Park RidgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Wheatley v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205Illinois Supreme Court · 1984