LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK v. FITZGERALD

No. 55777.

15 Ill. App.3d 1016 (1973)

305 N.E.2d 355

LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK, as Trustee, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JOSEPH F. FITZGERALD, Commissioner of Department of Buildings of the City of Chicago, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

November 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Curry, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (William R. Quinlan and Richard F. Friedman, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellant.

Thomas J. Burke, Jr., of Chicago, for appellees.


Order affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:

In this rather unusual proceeding, the Commissioner of the Department of Buildings of the city of Chicago (Commissioner) has appealed to this court from an order holding him in contempt for his allegedly wilful refusal to comply with a writ of mandamus served upon him requiring him to issue a building permit. The litigation was originally filed by La Salle National Bank, as Trustee under...

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