People ex rel. Plotke v. Lower
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. George A. Dupuy, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
A petition was filed in the name of the People, upon the relation of Fred Plotke, in the superior court of Cook county, for a writ of mandamus to compel the appellees, as civil service commissioners of the city of Chicago, to advertise and hold a civil service examination for the position of chief smoke inspector for the city of Chicago. The appellees interposed a general demurrer to the petition, which was sustained, and the appellant having elected to stand by his petition, the superior court entered a judgment dismissing the petition, which judgment has been affirmed by the Appellate Court…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People ex rel. Akin v. KipleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- People ex rel. City of Chicago v. HummelIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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