VILLAGE OF HINSDALE v. KOPLIN

No. 79-150.

81 Ill. App.3d 616 (1980)

401 N.E.2d 1313

THE VILLAGE OF HINSDALE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALFRED N. KOPLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed March 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Hoffman, of Skokie, for appellant.

Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:

Whether the defendant may be fined for failing to obey a stop-work order issued by the building commissioner of the village, later determined to have been wrongfully issued, is the sole question. We conclude that proof that the stop order was erroneous is a defense to the charge of the ordinance violation.

On October 17, 1977, the Hinsdale building commissioner...

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