McNeill v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding. This is a petition for mandamus, filed by George R. Mc-Neill, making the city of Chicago, Carter H. Harrison, as mayor of said city of Chicago, Joseph H. Kipley, as superintendent of police of said city of Chicago, and Robert Dindblom, Edward M. Carroll and John W. Ludwig, as civil service commissioners of said city, parties defendant, whereby the petitioner sought to obtain an order of the court directing that his name, as…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Ricks
By the affirmance of the judgment, of the trial court by the Appellate Court the questions of fact were settled adversely to appellant.
There is no complaint as to the rulings of the trial court upon any matters arising in the trial, except the refusal of the trial court to hold as the law applicable to the case certain propositions submitted by appellant. These propositions are, in substance, that a' police patrolman is an officer; that under the act for the incorporation of cities and villages such officer can only be removed by the mayor, and that he must report the same to the council…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stott v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- People ex rel. Hemstreet v. CrabbIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Elmore v. AllmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
- People Ex Rel. Siegal v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
- City of Chicago v. BullisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908
- People ex rel. Gersch v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Trout v. City of HerrinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1925
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