Legal Opinion
Piller v. Village of Beecher
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 25, 1978No. 78-11PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STENGEL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs appeal from an order dismissing their amended complaint in a mandamus action which was brought to obtain the discharge of Mervin Bewsey as chief of police of the Village of Beecher.
This unusual proceeding commenced when all of the members of the police department of the Village of Beecher joined together as plaintiffs and filed a complaint for mandamus which alleged numerous acts of misconduct and dereliction of duty on the part of the village police chief. The original complaint sought to have the Village Board…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Shell Oil Co. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- People Ex Rel. Collins v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- Burns v. Board of Education of Fairfield School District No. 112Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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