Yeley v. Bartonville Fire & Police Commission

Defendants, the Bartonville Fire and Police Commission and the board of trustees of the village of Bartonville, appealed from the judgment of the circuit court of Peoria County ordering that a writ of mandamus issue reinstating plaintiff, Archie L. Yeley, to the rank of sergeant of the Bartonville police force and that he be paid the salary and other benefits accruing to that rank. The appellate court affirmed (64 Ill. App. 3d 448), and we allowed defendants’ petition for leave to appeal.

The minutes of the meeting of the board of trustees of the village of Bartonville held on April 24, 1975,…