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RAY v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 35664.

19 Ill.2d 593 (1960)

169 N.E.2d 73

EDWARD M. RAY et al., Appellants, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 26, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SONNENSCHEIN, LAUTMANN, LEVINSON, RIESER, CARLIN & NATH, of Chicago, (JOHN J. FAISSLER, and WAYNE R. HANNAH, JR., of counsel,) for appellants.

JOHN C. MELANIPHY, Corporation Counsel, and KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, both of Chicage, (SYDNEY R. DREBIN, Assistant Corporation Counsel, ANDREW C. HAMILTON, and EDWARD G. PROCTOR, of counsel,) for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The owners of certain nearby real estate brought a declaratory judgment action in the circuit court of Cook County to declare invalid a Chicago ordinance vacating the one-block portion of Surf Street between Lake Shore Drive and Commonwealth Avenue and an alley in the block to the north. The action was brought against the city of Chicago, its mayor and its street commissioner...

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