Rosehill Cemetery Co. v. City of Chicago

Appellee, the Rosehill Cemetery Company, on January 20, 1932, filed a bill in the superior court of Cook county to enjoin appellants, the city of Chicago and its officers, agents and attorneys, from enforcing four certain ordinances enacted by the city of Chicago on October 21, 1931, the first being section 2197, referred to herein as the burial ordinance, and three other ordinances for the opening of Leavitt street, Irving avenue and Glenlake avenue, respectively, referred to herein as the street ordinances, through a 25-acre tract owned by appellee. The city filed an answer and also a…