Sullivan v. Myers

The Illinois State Civil Service Commission discharged plaintiff on November 24, 1958 from his civil service position as Institution Fire Chief at Chicago State Hospital. As this occurred before the effective date on which the Administrative Review Act became applicable to decisions of the Civil Service Commission, plaintiff instituted a certiorari proceeding for a review of the decision on April 23,1959. The trial court heard the matter and sustained the Commission’s decision. Thereupon plaintiff appealed.

Charges filed against plaintiff were absence on six occasions without authorization,…