Legal Opinion

Humphrey Chevrolet, Inc. v. City of Evanston

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1955No. 33714PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hershey

The plaintiffs-appellants, who are automobile dealers in the city of Evanston, sought by this suit in the superior court of Cook County to enjoin the city and certain municipal officials from enforcing against them a Sunday closing ordinance and asked the court to' declare said ordinance unconstitutional as applied to them. The court, however, holding the ordinance valid, sustained a motion to dismiss the complaint.

The plaintiffs appeal to this court, the trial court having certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that the public interest requires a direct appeal.

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Du Bois v. GibbonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Eden v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Thelsen v. McDavidSupreme Court of Florida · 1894
  4. People v. ReinerIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Broadbent v. GibsonUtah Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Two Guys From Harrison, Inc. v. FurmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
  3. Opyt's Amoco, Inc. v. Village of South HollandIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State v. Karmil Merchandising Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962
  5. Clark's Charlotte, Inc. v. HunterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964

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