Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Coe
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 3, 1983No. 4-82-0352PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills
Truth is not a weather vane.
It does not veer when the winds of self-interest change.
It remains constant.
A claimant cannot say he is partially permanently disabled for settlement purposes and then claim to have no disability in order to get his former job back.
Coe was dismissed from his position as a highway maintenance equipment operator with the Illinois Department of Transportation (the Department). The Civil Service Commission (the Commission) found that the charges for discharge were not proven by the Department. But the circuit court reversed the Commission’s finding and held for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Finley v. KeslingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Goldstein v. ScottAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Garden City Sand Co. v. ChristleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
3Cited by41 opinions
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- Harry F. Chaveriat, Jr. v. Williams Pipe Line CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Matthew SIMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAFELITE GLASS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Seymour v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 2015
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