Legal Opinion

City of Chicago v. People ex rel. Byrne

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 17, 1904No. Gen. No. 11,130PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Mandamus proceeding. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1903.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stein

Before entering upon the consideration of the questions of law involved in this appeal, it becomes of importance to determine precisely the issues of fact arising upon the pleadings.

Expressly or by failure to deny, the answer admits all the allegations of the petition touching the civil service examination of relators, their appointment under the provisions of the Civil Service Act to the positions of timekeepers and the holding the same from some time in 1898 until August 19, 1902, their receiving each as compensation for his services the sum of $1,000 a year, and the making of an…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Akin v. KipleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. People Ex Rel. Corrigan v. . the Mayor, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
  3. People ex rel. Sheppard v. Illinois State Board of Dental ExaminersIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Phillips v. . Mayor, Etc., City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  5. City of Chicago v. LuthardtIllinois Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Quintin v. EdwardsMontana Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Clements v. Commission of City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
  3. McArdle v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
  4. State Ex Rel. Hammond v. MaxfieldUtah Supreme Court · 1942
  5. People v. NiewinskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1957

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