IVES v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 38126.

30 Ill.2d 582 (1964)

198 N.E.2d 518

FRANK R. IVES et al., Appellees, v. THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 19, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

EDWARD L.S. ARKEMA, of Chicago, (JACK M. SIEGEL, of counsel,) for appellees.


Decree affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a chancery action brought by eight contractors upon behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated for a declaratory judgment that an ordinance of the city of Chicago licensing building contractors and a companion ordinance establishing a board of examiners of building contractors are invalid. The city appeals directly to this court from a decree holding the ordinances unconstitutional...

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