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BOOTH v. LEMONT MFG. CORP.

No. 18121.

440 F.2d 385 (1971)

Harry R. BOOTH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEMONT MFG. CORP., Ceco Steel Products Corp., Publicker Chemical Corp., American Oil Co., Union Tank Car Co., HKH Development Corp., Corn Products Co., Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Booth, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Richard J. Troy, Fred Herzog, Roger W. Barrett, Leo A. Freeman, Francis J. McConnell, Chicago, Ill., for other appellees.

Allen S. Lavin, Chicago, Ill., for Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago.

Albert E. Jenner, Jr., Edward R. Johnson, Keith F. Bode, Leah S. Hamilton, Chicago, Ill., Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for Lemont Mfg. Co. and Ceco Corporation.

Thomas F. Scully, Chicago, Ill. for American Oil Co.; Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge, and KERNER, Circuit Judge.

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Harry R. Booth, in 1968 brought a class action suit in the district court on behalf of himself as a citizen and Illinois municipal taxpayer, and all other municipal taxpayers similarly situated, against Lemont Mfg. Corp., other private corporations and the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (District). The defendant private corporations are long term lessees (50-99 years) of real estate leased to them by the...

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