Legal Opinion
Butts v. Civil Service Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 17, 1969No. Gen. No. 68-167PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Abrahamson
On March 3, 1967, the plaintiff, a member of the Aurora City Fire Department, filed his complaint for mandamus against the Civil Service Commission of the City of Aurora and the individual members thereof. The complaint alleged that on November 26, 1963, the plaintiff took a competitive promotional test conducted by the Commission for the purpose of establishing an. eligibility list for promotion to the rank of lieutenant within the Department. On December 4, 1963, the secretary of the Commission forwarded the results of the test to the City with a certified eligibility register. As a result…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Griffin v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
- People Ex Rel. Iasello v. McKinlayIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
- People Ex Rel. Baker v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- People Ex Rel. Carter v. HurleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
3Cited by2 opinions
- Donald Petru v. City of BerwynCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Butts v. CIVIL SERVICE COMM. OF CITY OF AURORAAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969