Morris v. Harper

The defendant, Richard Harper, treasurer for the City of Harrisburg, Illinois (treasurer), appeals the June 9, 2008, order for mandamus entered by the circuit court of Saline County and requested by the plaintiffs, David Morris, James Riden, Ronald Talley, Arthur Gillispie, and Kenneth Childers, trustees of the Harrisburg Police Pension Fund (trustees). The order for mandamus required the treasurer to pay police pension benefits to certain beneficiaries based on the amounts determined by the trustees at the time of each beneficiary’s retirement and to pay the beneficiaries the difference…