People Ex Rel. Alco Deree Co. v. City of Chicago

Mr. Chibe Justice Schaeeer

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a trial, the circuit court of Cook County dismissed a petition which sought a declaration that the zoning ordinance of the city of Chicago as amended on December 3, 1942, was void in its application to • the property of the plaintiff, Aleo Deree Company, and a writ of mandamus to compel the issuance of a building permit allowing the company to construct a two-story brick building on its property. The plaintiff appeals directly, the trial judge having certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that, in…