Danison v. Paley

The Urbana Civil Service Commission entered an order suspending plaintiff-appellant for a period of 30 days without pay. The circuit court, on administrative review, affirmed. Plaintiff appeals from that judgment. Defendant Hiram Paley cross-appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for want of jurisdiction. We reverse.

On November 25, 1974, charges for termination of the employment of plaintiff, Urbana police officer Stephen Danison, were filed with the Urbana Civil Service Commission. The charges alleged that plaintiff violated certain Urbana police…