Leyden Fire Protection District v. Township Board of Leyden Township

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal stems from a declaratory judgment action brought to determine which unit of local government had the authority to appoint a board of trustees for the plaintiff Leyden Fire Protection District.

Pursuant to section 4 of “An Act in relation to fire protection districts” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 127%, par. 24), various authorities appointed four individuals to the three trusteeship positions. The Circuit Court of Cook County appointed Michael Frankiewicz, whose right to office is not at issue. Defendant Township Board of…