Murbach v. Anderson

Robert Murbach (plaintiff) sought a position as fireman in the village of Schiller Park, Illinois. The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners of the village (defendants) refused to appoint him. After administrative review, the trial court ordered defendants forthwith to appoint and certify plaintiff to the position. Defendants appeal. For brevity we will not detail the commencement of this litigation in which plaintiff first sought a change in his position on the village eligibility list. We will simply consider the matter from the point of view of the administrative review hearing and the…