Legal Opinion
McGowen v. City of Bloomington
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 9, 1981No. 16973, 16983 consPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Webber
Defendants appeal from an order of the circuit court of McLean County sitting in administrative review (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 264 et seq.) which reversed an order of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Bloomington (Board). The Board’s order discharged plaintiff from his position as a police officer for the city.
The principal issue on appeal concerns the use of polygraph examinations and the results thereof in administrative hearings.
The facts giving rise to the litigation are these. Shortly before 6 a.m. on May 5, 1979, a burglary was discovered at a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities v. Civil Service CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Coursey v. Board Fire & Police Com'rs of SkokieAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- Reinhardt v. Board of Education of Alton Community Unit School District No. 11Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Novicki v. Department of FinanceIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
- People v. MoniganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Diamond v. Board of Fire & Police CommissionersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- DeOliveira v. State Board of EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
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