People Ex Rel. Smith v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Plaintiffs are Maywood police officers who took an examination for promotion to sergeant. They brought this action for declaratory judgment and mandamus to review the conduct and results of the examination. Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings was granted and the cause was dismissed by the circuit court. Plaintiffs appeal, raising four issues: (1) whether declaratory judgment and mandamus are appropriate remedies to challenge the conduct of a Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in its formulation, conduct and scoring of a promotional examination; (2) whether the discretion…