Makowicz v. County of MacOn

In protest of her discharge as a secretary in the office of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Macon County (Commission) by Stanley Macowicz, the Commission’s superintendent, Mrs. Brad Collins filed a complaint with the county board of Macon County (Board) claiming that the Commission had no authority to discharge her. When the Board decided that it alone had the authority to dismiss Mrs. Collins, Stanley Makowicz, the plaintiff here, brought a complaint for declaratory judgment in the circuit court of Macon County on September 8, 1977, claiming authority to appoint and discharge employees…