Opinion
Gen. No. 44,620. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed March 16, 1949 Released for publication April 11, 1949
OFFICERS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, § 67.1 — review of findings of Civil Service Commission. Evidence appearing in Chicago Civil Service Commission's record, upon which plaintiff was discharged from police department, tending to prove charges that plaintiff had solicited a bribe from a speeder in exchange for freedom from arrest and punishment was sufficient to establish jurisdictional fact of "cause" giving commission power to make its finding and decision discharging plaintiff; hence commission's finding and decision would not be disturbed in certiorari proceedings where charges against plaintiff were written and he had appeared with counsel and made a defense (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1947, ch. 24 1/2, par. 51; Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 23.052).
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. ULYSSES S. SCHWARTZ, Judge, presiding.
Order affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the October term, 1948.
Raymond F. Hayes, for appellant;
J. Glenn Shehee, of counsel;
Benjamin S. Adamowski, Corporation Counsel, for appellees;
L. Louis Karton, Head of Appeals and Review Division, and Sydney R. Drebin, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel.
Not to be published in full. Opinion filed March 16, 1949; released for publication April 11, 1949.