VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK v. ARAGON MGT., INC.

No. 1-97-2701.

699 N.E.2d 1053 (1998)

298 Ill. App.3d 774

232 Ill.Dec. 868

The VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ARAGON MANAGEMENT, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

August 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen P. Higgins, Franklin Park, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert A. Egan, P.C., Chicago, for Defendant-Appellee.


Presiding Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case we must construe provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code (the Municipal Code) 65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 et seq. (West 1996) that permit municipalities to recover costs of demolition and related litigation. We hold that the statute requires application of court rules to determine the reasonably necessary costs of litigation.

On July 26, 1995, the Village of Franklin Park served on Aragon...

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