Fekete v. City of East St. Louis

This suit is an action of assumpsit brought by Thomas L. Fekete, Jr., against the city of East St. Louis, to recover salary as city attorney. A jury was waived, the cause was tried before the court, and judgment was rendered in favor of defendant for costs. A writ of error was sued out of this court to review the judgment, a construction of the constitution being involved.

Plaintiff was elected city attorney of East St. Louis in-April, 1917, for two years, at a salary of $2000 per year. July 23, 1917, he volunteered as a member of the Illinois National Guard and was commissioned by the…