People Ex Rel. McDonnell v. Thompson

The relator John C. McDonnell on leave filed in this court a petition for mandamus commanding the defendants, the mayor, fire marshal, city comptroller, city treasurer, the civil service commissioners, the second assistant fire marshal, and Patrick Egan, acting second assistant fire marshal, of the city of Chicago, to forthwith recognize him as second assistant fire marshal and chief of fire prevention and public safety of said city, to place him upon the payroll and pay him the moneys appropriated by the city counoil as salary for said office from December 18, 1922, and thence until he is…