Morsovillo v. Civil Service Commission

Plaintiff, Lawrence Morsovillo, brought this action for administrative review of his discharge from the police department by the Blue Island Civil Service Commission. The trial court affirmed the order of discharge, and plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff was a police officer for the Blue Island Police Department. In February 1979, the chief of police ordered him to take a lie detector test relative to threats allegedly made against certain public officials of the city of Blue Island. The test was given to plaintiff on February 19, 1979, by John E. Reid and Associates. On March 19, 1979, plaintiff…