Legal Opinion
Dauen v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 22, 1995No. 3-94-0809PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breslin
The plaintiff, Lee J. Dauen, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court affirming his dismissal by the codefendants, Sterling Board of Fire and Police Commissioners (Board) and Sterling Fire Chief Arlyn Getting. After the police found cocaine in his residence, Dauen was dismissed for breaking the law of Illinois and bringing the Sterling fire department into disrepute. Dauen contends that: (1) the Board’s finding that he possessed drugs was against the manifest weight of the evidence and was insufficient cause for termination; and (2) he is a rehabilitated drug addict protected from…
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