Larkin v. Howlett

This is an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 307 (a)(1) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110A, sec. 307(a)(1)) from the granting by the circuit court of Sangamon County of a temporary injunction restraining the defendants from taking any action to terminate the employment of plaintiffs.

On March 30, 1973, plaintiffs filed a complaint the first count of which alleged that plaintiffs are “certified” employees of the Secretary of State’s office who have had their employment terminated for reasons in contravention of the State Personnel Code. Furthermore, the complaint alleged that…