People ex rel. Bailey v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Wn> uam Fenimobe Coopeb, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1917.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Barnes
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus on relation of fifty-two persons claiming to have been unlawfully reduced in rank as officers of the police department of the City of Chicago, and praying to be restored as senior detective sergeants of police. Respondents demurred to the petition, alleging as one ground of special demurrer a misjoinder of parties as relators in said cause. The demurrers were overruled and respondents electing to abide by the same have appealed from the order awarding the writ.
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