People Ex Rel. Fike v. Slaughter

Defendants appeal from a judgment order of the Circuit Court, entered solely on the pleadings and argument of counsel, directing that a writ of mandamus be issued to compel the appointment of Charles W. Fike (plaintiff) as a patrolman in the police department of the Village of Dolton, Illinois.

The complaint for mandamus alleges that in April 1951 the Village of Dolton adopted the Fire and Police Commissioners Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, ch. 24, §§ 14-1-14-17). This act provides for the appointment of a board of fire and police commissioners, of which defendants are the members. The act further…