Delta Die Casting Co. v. Village of Schiller Park

Defendants appeal from an interlocutory order restraining them from prosecuting a complaint charging that plaintiff operated its business in a manner so as to constitute a nuisance under an ordinance of the Village of Schiller Park.

Plaintiff’s suit seeks a permanent injunction, and a judgment for damages in the sum of $20,000.

The basic issue is whether a court of equity has jurisdiction to interfere with the prosecution for violation of an ordinance.

The complaint alleges in substance, that plaintiff, who deals in die castings and related products, in 1954, located on the outskirts of Schiller…