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ATKINS v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 35228.

18 Ill.2d 287 (1960)

163 N.E.2d 826

OZZEL ATKINS, Appellee, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRANCIS X. RILEY, and EDWARD J. HLADIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for appellant.

MARTIN HANDELMAN, of Chicago, (MELVIN E. LEVINSON, of counsel,) for appellee.

Decree affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

The county of Cook appeals directly to this court from a decree of the circuit court of Cook County in a declaratory judgment action holding the county zoning ordinance unconstitutional and void as applied to the property of the plaintiff.

The trial court having certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that public interest requires an appeal directly...

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