O'Brien v. Frazier

Thomas J. O’Brien, Julius C. Triebes and James F. Gunner filed their separate petitions in the circuit court of Cook county praying for a writ of mandamus directed to Charles E. Frazier, Joseph P. Geary and Alexander J. Johnson, civil service commissioners of the city of Chicago, and Thomas O’Connor, chief of the fire department of said city, commanding the commissioners forthwith to certify petitioners for, and said Thomas O’Connor, as chief of the fire department of said city, to promote them to, the positions of lieutenants. The respondents filed a general demurrer to the petition. The…