Rose v. Rosewell

On August 1, 1986, the plaintiff-appellant, Loraine Rose (Rose), filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against defendant-appellee, Cook County Treasurer Edward Rosewell (Rosewell). Rose alleged that Rosewell had misapplied a county regulation and that as a result she had suffered a significant decrease in salary. Rosewell filed a motion to dismiss. Rose then filed an amended complaint adding the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, George Dunne (Dunne), as defendant. On March 3, 1987, the trial court granted Rosewell’s motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the…