77 Ill. App. 2d 281 - Chestnut v. Lodge’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 14 state decisions

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1. ““We agree that motive is relevant to an inquiry concerning the propriety or actuality of job abolition under civil service law. Where such motive is determined to exist, its effect is to reduce the amount of evidence required to establish an arbitrary or capricious discharge of an employee purportedly ‘for cause’ or the continued existence of a job purportedly abolished. We hold, however, that the existence of political motive alone is not such evidence of Trad faith’ as that phrase is used to make void an otherwise valid and legal discharge or abolition of position. ‘Bad faith’ is a mixture of motive and result and exists where an imperfect discharge or layoff, which fails to meet the statutory tests or the requirements of the rules, appeared to be politically motivated. There is no imperfection in the procedure used to accomplish the layoff of these plaintiffs. There has been compliance with the statutes and the regulations. The positions are concededly abolished and the reorganization is not only apparent but real. The proof of political motive, without more, is insufficient to overcome the existing presumption that the abolition is made in good faith. O’Neill v. Fitzsimmons, 114 Ill.App. 168 , aff’d, Fitzsimmons v. O’Neill, 214 Ill. 494 , 73 N.E. 797 (1905).” 77 Ill.App.2d 281, 288-289 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Levesque v. Walker