Haeflinger v. City of Wood Dale

Defendant, city of Wood Dale, appeals from a lower court grant of an injunction barring defendant from collecting sewer “user fees” from plaintiff, Edward Haeflinger, for sewer use prior to October 12, 1982, based upon the equitable theories of estoppel and laches.

On appeal, defendant maintains that the trial court improperly invoked the equitable defenses of estoppel and laches against defendant, a municipal corporation.

The facts in the instant case were agreed to below by written stipulation of the parties. In summary, the agreed facts provide that Edward Haeflinger, plaintiff, is the…