People Ex Rel. Lapice v. Wolper

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county awarding a writ of mandamus requiring removal of two curb gasoline pumps and supporting cement base, maintained by appellant Harold Wolper in the parkway of West Lake street, in the city of Chicago. The petition was filed by the People on relation of James Lapice, a citizen and resident of the city of Chicago. It alleges that the gasoline pumps are maintained by Wolper for private gain, and that they, with the cement base, constitute an unlawful obstruction upon the public street. The city of Chicago and certain of its…