Legal Opinion
American National Bank & Trust Co. v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1987No. 86-2131PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
American National Bank, the trustee of a parcel of land in Chicago, applied for a zoning variance on behalf of Paxton Landfill Corp., the beneficial owner. The land has been zoned for “heavy manufacturing” since 1923 but has been a garbage dump for more than 50 years under a series of variances. Chicago’s Zoning Board of Appeals has been using the zoning-and-variance device to establish a system of licensing for landfills. Variances for this and neighboring parcels have been granted routinely.
The Bank encountered difficulty when it applied for a renewal in 1983. The…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- George E. Apostol v. Mark Gallion, John Auriemma v. Fred Rice, and City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Donald E. Mortell v. Mortell CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Continental Illinois Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- Byron Dragway, Inc. v. County of OgleAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- Agfa-Gevaert, A.G. v. A.B. Dick Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
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