Gore v. City of Carlinville

Mr. Justicr Dairy

delivered the opinion of the court:

Appellants, the owner and lessees of a lot from which a gasoline filling station is operated in the city of Carlin-ville, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Macoupin County, against the city and its officials, seeking a declaratory judgment that a city ordinance is unconstitutional and void, and injunctive relief to prevent its enforcement. By way of alternative relief, appellants prayed for a declaratory judgment that the said ordinance is not binding as to them or their property. Since the ordinance in question relates to the…