Legal Opinion
Village of Oak Lawn v. Marcowitz
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 19, 1981No. 53765PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Underwood
Plaintiff, the village of Oak Lawn, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County charging the defendant, Dr. Stewart Marcowitz, with operating an ambulatory surgical treatment center without a license in violation of a village ordinance. Dr. Marcowitz moved to dismiss, alleging the ordinance was unconstitutional, and the trial judge so held. We allowed the village’s motion to transfer its appeal to this court.
The village’s “Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Centers” ordinance is included as article IX of the village’s code of ordinances relating to health and sanitation. It defines such…
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