Rizzo v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners of the Village of Franklin Park

Defendant (Board) appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County setting aside its decision which removed plaintiff from his job as a Franklin Park policeman. It contends that its decision was not against the manifest weight of the evidence and should therefore have been upheld.

Plaintiff was found guilty of misconduct for violating Rule 2 of the department’s Rules and Regulations by possessing and using an automobile which he knew or should have known had been stolen. The Board ordered his dismissal from the department. In an administrative review proceeding in the circuit court,…