People ex rel. Burgeson v. West Chicago Park Commissioners

Bernard F. Burges on filed his verified petition against the West Park Commissioners, its officers and the officers of the Civil Service Board of Park Commissioners, praying that a rule be entered against them to show cause why they should not be adjudged in contempt of court for their failure to comply with a writ of mandamus theretofore issued, requiring them to recognize and assign the petitioner to duty as a civil service employee of the West Park Commissioners. A rule was entered accordingly. Afterward respondents filed their joint and separate answer. There was a hearing before the…