First National Bank v. City of Springfield

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMKINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves a zoning dispute between the parties. The City of Springfield denied the zoning change requested by plaintiffs. The trial court, finding for plaintiffs, enjoined the City from enforcing the R-3 restriction of the subject property or preventing plaintiffs from using the property in any way consistent with an R-5 classification. The issue on appeal is whether the decision of the trial court is against the manifest weight of the evidence. We reverse.

The property in question is located at the southeast corner of…