HARVEST CHURCH v. CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS

No. 5-09-0675.

943 N.E.2d 1230 (2011)

HARVEST CHURCH OF OUR LORD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Hardy , Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Springfield, IL; Chad A. Jennings , Kathryn E. Crossley , Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Belleville, IL, for Appellant.

George R. Ripplinger , Ripplinger & Zimmer, LLC, Belleville, IL, for Appellee.


OPINION

Justice WEXSTTEN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

The plaintiff, Harvest Church of Our Lord, filed an action against the defendant, the City of East St. Louis, Illinois (the City), for the wrongful demolition of property, pursuant to section 1-4-7 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Municipal Code) (65 ILCS 5/1-4-7 (West 2006)). The City filed a motion for a summary judgment, contending that the plaintiff's suit was barred by...

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