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Cox v. Finn

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Dec 8, 1925
239 Ill. App. 670 (Ill. App. Ct. 1925)

Summary

In Cox v. Finn, 239 Ill. App. 670, it was held that, even if the rules of the commission did authorize a rehearing, petitioner was not precluded thereby from suing out the writ of certiorari immediately after her discharge or at least after waiting a reasonable time for action thereon, citing People ex rel. Macauley v. Burdette, 285 Ill. 48.

Summary of this case from People ex rel. Holland v. Finn

Opinion

Gen. No. 30,131.

Opinion filed December 8, 1925. Rehearing denied December 21, 1925.

Certiorari to review discharge of relator by Civil Service Commission. Order quashing proceedings.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. George F. Rush, Judge, presiding. Heard in the second division of this court for the first district at the March term, 1925.

Francis X. Busch, Corporation Counsel, for appellants; Albert H. Veeder, Francis J. Vurpillat and Carl H. Lundquist, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel. R.E. Blackwood, for appellee.


Reversed.


Summaries of

Cox v. Finn

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Dec 8, 1925
239 Ill. App. 670 (Ill. App. Ct. 1925)

In Cox v. Finn, 239 Ill. App. 670, it was held that, even if the rules of the commission did authorize a rehearing, petitioner was not precluded thereby from suing out the writ of certiorari immediately after her discharge or at least after waiting a reasonable time for action thereon, citing People ex rel. Macauley v. Burdette, 285 Ill. 48.

Summary of this case from People ex rel. Holland v. Finn
Case details for

Cox v. Finn

Case Details

Full title:Laura A. Cox, appellee, v. Nicholas R. Finn et al., appellants

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Dec 8, 1925

Citations

239 Ill. App. 670 (Ill. App. Ct. 1925)

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