People Ex Rel. Dickey v. White

The circuit court of Sangamon County issued its writ of mandamus commanding the defendant Director of Registration to issue a plumber’s license to the plaintiff-petitioner. Defendant Director appeals from the order awarding the writ insisting here, as he did there, that the sole remedy of the petitioner is under the Administrative Review Act, Ill Rev Stats 1963, c 110, § 264 et seq. and not by way of mandamus. The jurisdiction of the trial court over the subject matter of the petition is thus the limited issue for our determination.

The petition for mandamus alleges the residence of the…