People ex rel. Foley v. Prendergast

Defendants, the Commissioner of Police, members of the Civil Service Commission, Mayor, Treasurer, Comptroller and Clerk of the City of Chicago, appeal from a judgment in a mandamus proceeding ordering that a peremptory writ of mandamus issue herein directed to the members of the Civil Service Commission commanding them to forthwith certify to the Commissioner of Police the name and address of plaintiff John J. Foley as eligible for and entitled to promotion and appointment to the office and position of Sergeant in the Department of Police of the City of Chicago, and commanding and directing…