People ex rel. Greene v. Department of Public Works & Buildings

Two principal questions are presented by this appeal — first, whether mandamus is a proper remedy in the premises, and, if that question be determined in the affirmative, second, whether sufficient facts are stated in the petition to require an answer from the respondents. The respondents are the Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois, a branch of the Executive Department of the State, functioning through certain officials and agencies created by statute, and Cornelius N. Miller as Director of Public Works and Building’s, and Frank P. Sheets, as Superintendent of…