Kelly v. Board of Trustees of the University

Defendant, the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (hereinafter the University), appeals the decision of the trial court, sitting in administrative review (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 3 — 101 et seq.), that set aside the decision of the State Universities Civil Service Merit Board (hereinafter the Board) to discharge plaintiff, Agnes Kelly, from her employment with the University. On appeal, defendant University questions jurisdiction, evidentiary standards, and findings of the trial court. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

In 1974,…