People ex rel. State Bank & Trust Co. v. Moore

On Rehearing.

Mr. Presiding Justice Lewe

delivered the opinion of the court.

On March 12, 1946, plaintiffs applied to defendant Thomas C. Moore, building commissioner of the Village of Skokie, Illinois, for a permit to construct an outdoor motion picture theatre on the twenty-acre tract of land lying at the southeast corner of Skokie highway and Simpson street. The application was denied.

On June 7, 1946, plaintiffs filed a complaint praying for a writ of mandamus directing defendant Moore to issue the permit for the construction of the outdoor theatre and for an order enjoining the board of…