People Ex Rel. Petlock v. McDonough

Defendants appeal from the entry of a summary judgment ordering that a writ of mandamus issue commanding them to pay to the plaintiff salary illegally withheld from November 11, 1968, to December 19, 1968.

Plaintiff was employed as a machinist in the classified service of the Bureau of Equipment, Department of Streets and Sanitation of the City of Chicago. He continued to perform the duties and receive the salary appropriated for machinists until November 11, 1968, on which date he was suspended by the acting superintendent of the Bureau of Equipment. In his complaint the plaintiff alleged…