People Ex Rel. Lasser v. Ramsey

This is a mandamus action to compel the City of Chicago to pay plaintiff, a former civil service employee, the salary attached to the position of Survey Inspector in the Department of Buildings for periods during which he claims he was illegally suspended from this position. After defendants had answered, plaintiff moved to strike part of defendants’ answer and for judgment on the pleadings. Defendants amended their answer, and plaintiff submitted an affidavit stating that he received no outside earnings during the periods of allegedly illegal suspension. The trial court then sustained…