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In People ex rel. Anderson v. City of Chicago, 312 Ill. App. 187, 37 N.E.2d 929 (Abstract), this court was concerned with a case in which the plaintiff's prior license for the year 1940 had been revoked by the Mayor pursuant to Section 101-27 of the Municipal Code. Plaintiff had instituted a mandamus proceeding to compel the restoration of the license but before the hearings were concluded in that proceeding the 1940 license period had expired and the cause was dismissed.
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Gen. No. 41,749. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed November 28, 1941
MANDAMUS, § 64 — discretionary power of mayor in refusing license, evidence. Where trial court had issued writ of mandamus in favor of plaintiff, a chiropodist and owner and operator of massage parlor, to compel municipality's mayor to issue license for year following year in which plaintiff's former license had been revoked by mayor for alleged immoral acts on premises during course of business, trial court's action in granting writ of mandamus was error, as evidence disclosed at time plaintiff's license was revoked in year before was sufficient to have warranted mayor in exercise of broad discretionary power in denying plaintiff license.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; Hon. ROBERT A. MEIER JR., presiding.
Judgment reversed. Heard in second division, first district, this court at June term, 1941.
Barnet Hodes, Corporation Counsel, for appellants;
James A. Velde, A.A. Pantelis and Charles P. Horan, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel;
No appearance for appellee.
"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed November 28, 1941.