People ex rel. Houren v. Board of Trustees of Firemen's Pension Fund
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Johnston, Jr., Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1919.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Taylor
delivered the opinion of the court.
The relator, George M. Houren, on July .24, 1919, -filed a petition for a writ of mandamus praying that the respondents, the Board of Trustees of the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the Village of Oak Park be directed to enroll him as one of the benefactors of the Firemen’s Pension Fund and that he be paid an amount equal to one-half of his salary. The respondents demurred and their demurrer was overruled and they were given leave to answer. They then filed an answer, that was demurred to, the demurrer sustained, and they were again…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People ex rel. Kroner v. AbbottIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
- Colton v. Board of TrusteesIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
3Cited by3 opinions
- Londrigan v. Board of TrusteesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- People ex rel. Houren v. Board of TrusteesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923
- People ex rel. Kronenbitter v. Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Pension FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 1935