People Ex Rel. Dever v. Wilson

This is a mandamus proceeding, in which the trial court ordered the issuance of a writ of mandamus directed to defendants, commanding them to reinstate and reassign relators to duty as probationary patrolmen in the Chicago Police Department. Defendants appeal.

The determinative issue is whether the plaintiffs were precluded from judicial relief because of their failure to proceed under the Administrative Review Act. Plaintiffs have not appeared in this court.

The complaint for mandamus, filed on March 18, 1965, shows that plaintiffs were appointed on June 29, 1964, to the position of patrolmen…