Dalton v. City of Moline

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Rock Island County dismissing the complaint filed by plaintiff Thomas Dalton and others. The action was one for declaratory judgment and was brought against the City of Moline, Earl L. Wendt, individually and as mayor of Moline, and Margaret Kaeser, city clerk of Moline, challenging the validity of payment of certain remuneration to defendant Earl L. Wendt, as liquor control commissioner of Moline.

The City of Moline is á home rule unit, as defined in article VII, section 6(a) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970. Section 5 — 21 of the…