People Ex Rel. Casey v. Health & Hospitals Governing Commission

This is a consolidated appeal from the entry of two orders each of which directed a writ of mandamus to issue. They commanded defendants to restore relators to their former, respective positions with two hospitals which are under the jurisdiction of the Health & Hospitals Governing Commission of Cook County.

The only issue presented sub judice is whether the complaints for mandamus were barred by laches.

We affirm.

Relators, John P. Casey and John McIntyre, in their complaint for mandamus, alleged the following:

They were employed as firemen-oilers at Oak Forest Hospital in 1968. Oak Forest…