People Ex Rel. Heffernan v. Smykal

JUDGE SCHWARTZ

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendants appeal from an order sustaining plaintiff’s (relator’s) motion for judgment on the pleadings and ordering the issuance of a writ of mandamus against defendants, commanding them to reinstate plaintiff immediately to his position as a building inspector in the classified service of the Department of Buildings of the city of Chicago and to be paid his back salary at the rate of $5,382 per year for certain periods set forth in the order.

The first question to be considered is whether the complaint on its face states a cause of action. If…