People ex rel. Schelling v. Watson

An amended petition, praying for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents therein, who constituted the Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund of Joliet, to vacate and expunge their order of October 10, 1932, which denied a disability pension to relator, was filed, pursuant to leave granted, in the circuit court of Will county. To this petition a general demurrer was overruled and respondents electing to abide by their demurrer, a writ of mandamus was awarded as prayed for. To review this action of the trial court, an appeal has been perfected and the record is before us for review.

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