AMERICAN NAT. BK. & TR. CO. v. CHICAGO

No. 38087.

30 Ill.2d 251 (1964)

195 N.E.2d 627

AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO, Trustee, Appellee, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN C. MELANIPHY, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago, (SYDNEY R. DREBIN and ROBERT J. COLLINS, Assistants Corporation Counsel, of counsel,) for appellant.

JACOB SHAMBERG and STEPHEN A. MALATO, both of Chicago, for appellee.


Decree reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Cook County holding the zoning ordinance of the city of Chicago invalid insofar as it prevents the construction of a two-story twenty-four unit apartment building on plaintiff's land and restraining the city from interference with such construction. The trial court certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved.<...

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