SCANLON v. FAITZ

No. 76-1152.

57 Ill. App.3d 649 (1978)

373 N.E.2d 614

THOMAS J. SCANLON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. E. EARL FAITZ, Building Comm'r of Village of Oak Lawn, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed February 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Kozlowski and John A. Smith, both of Chicago (Kozlowski & Smith, of counsel), for appellants.

Davis, Dietch & Ryan, of Chicago (Paul E. Peldyak, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue is whether the trial court erred in issuing a writ of mandamus allowing the plaintiffs to construct residences when the building permits on which the plaintiffs relied were improperly issued by a municipal building commissioner.

The plaintiffs, Thomas Scanlon and James Hughes, build homes. When this suit was filed, defendant E. Karl Faitz was the director of building...

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