Hill v. Murphy

This is an appeal from the order dismissing the petition for a writ of mandamus and injunctive relief pendente lite on the grounds that it fails to state a cause of action and is moot as alleged in defendants’ motion to strike and dismiss.

The court found:

1. That the 1972 budget of the City of Chicago had been passed into law by the City Council of the City of Chicago.

2. That the relief sought by plaintiffs in their complaint is moot.

3. That as a matter of law section 42 of the Meetings of Public Agencies Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 102, sec. 42) does not apply to defendants as members of…