Manias v. Peoria County Sheriff's Department Merit Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY,

dissenting in part and concurring in part:

I choose, at the risk of some repetition, to recite the facts as I believe the record shows them to be, and to separately express my views on the issues as presented to us by the parties.

On December 5, 1980, Sergeant Earl Bland of the sheriff’s department, while on duty and driving squad car No. 717, observed that the alternator light was flashing on the dashboard and the vehicle became difficult to steer. He proceeded approximately seven blocks to the jail, raised the hood, and discovered that the main fan belt was broken.

Since…