People Ex Rel. Hamilton v. Cohen

R. W. Hamilton, relator, filed a petition in the circuit court of Sangamon county for a writ of mandamus to compel the State civil service commissioners and the Director of the Department of Labor to re-instate him as assistant chief factory inspector and to compel the Auditor of Public Accounts and the State Treasurer to sign and issue warrants for his salary. A demurrer to the petition was sustained. Relator elected to stand by his petition and it was dismissed. The cause is here for review on writ of error.

The petition alleges that relator was appointed assistant chief State factory…