E. CHESTNUT ST. CORP. v. BD. OF APPEALS

No. 34210.

10 Ill.2d 132 (1956)

139 N.E.2d 218

222 EAST CHESTNUT STREET CORPORATION, Appellant, v. THE BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOSEPH F. ELWARD, and EDWARD S. MACIE, of Chicago, for appellant.

JOHN C. MELANIPHY, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago, (SYDNEY R. DREBIN, of counsel,) for certain appellees, and GOLDBERG, DEVOE & SHADUR, of Chicago, (MILTON I. SHADUR, ABNER J. MIKVA, and SEYMOUR I. REGAL, of counsel,) for appellees La Salle National Bank et al.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

On application of La Salle National Bank, the Chicago zoning board of appeals granted a variation from setback provisions of the zoning ordinance, permitting the bank, as trustee, to erect a proposed apartment building up to the front lot line. The 222 East Chestnut Street Corporation, owner of an existing apartment building situated in the same zoning district, thereafter brought...

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