PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS, § 2.5 — suit by park district employees eight years after action accrued as barred by limitation. In mandamus action to compel Chicago Park District to recognize civil service status of plaintiffs, where it appeared that plaintiffs were temporary employees of civil service park districts which were consolidated under Park Civil Service Act and contended they became employees of new Chicago Park District on May 1, 1934, when consolidation took effect, held that since suit was filed more than eight years after cause of action accrued, plaintiffs were barred by laches and statute of limitations (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1943, ch. 83, par. 16, ch. 105, par. 333.14; Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 107.275, 96.564).
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Opinion by JUSTICE SULLIVAN.
Not to be published in full. Opinion filed April 11, 1946; released for publication May 16, 1946.