Johnson v. MacOn County Board

Plaintiff, Charles E. Johnson, appeals his removal as county superintendent of highways of Macon County. He was removed from office by the County Board of Macon County (Board) following a finding of neglect of duty and malfeasance in office. The conduct which led to Johnson’s removal was a single incident of intoxication. Upon administrative review by the circuit court of Macon County, the court affirmed the Board’s order of removal but did find that the Board was in error in finding the plaintiff guilty of malfeasance in office.

Such terms as “neglect of duty” and “malfeasance in office”…