Legal Opinion
Lyles v. Department of Transportation
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 25, 1989No. 4-88-0674PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Spitz
The Civil Service Commission (Commission) upheld the discharge of Gary Lyles from his position as highway maintenance lead worker with the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois (Department or DOT). Plaintiff brought this action in administrative review (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 3 — 101 et seq.), and the circuit court of Jersey County reversed the Commission, reasoning:
“The finding of the examiner that [Lyles] was guilty of theft is against the manifest weight of the evidence. The Court further finds that the dismissal of [Lyles] from employment was contrary to the…
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