People Ex Rel. Cifaldi v. Wilson

Relator brought an action for a writ of mandamus directing defendants to reinstate him to duty as a patrolman in the classified service of the Chicago Police Department, with credit for seniority from September 20, 1957, the date of his removal. Defendants appeal from a judgment entered on the pleadings directing that the writ issue commanding them to reinstate the relator with seniority from September 20, 1957.

The pleadings show that some time prior to November 16, 1956, Cifaldi filed an application to take an examination for the position of patrolman in the classified service of the Chicago…