222 E. CHEST. ST. CORP. v. BD. OF APPEALS

No. 34653.

14 Ill.2d 190 (1958)

152 N.E.2d 465

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 June 18, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

JOHN C. MELANIPHY, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago, (SYDNEY R. DREBIN, of counsel,) for certain appellees, and JACOB SHAMBERG, of Chicago, for appellee 199 Lake Shore Drive, Inc.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Based upon a finding of necessity for the public convenience, the Chicago zoning board of appeals granted an application of 199 Lake Shore Drive, Inc., for a special use of certain real property as a parking lot for private passenger automobiles. The property, a vacant lot at the northwest corner of Chestnut Street and DeWitt Place, is situated in an area zoned as an apartment house district...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases