Legal Opinion
Village of Glenview v. Ramaker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 27, 1996No. 1-94-1935PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cahill
We review the power of the Village of Glenview to prohibit a resident from keeping a pig as a domestic pet within the village corporate limits. The village charged Loma M. Ramaker with keeping a swine in violation of section 4.7 of the Glenview Municipal Code. The ordinance reads: "No person shall keep or suffer to be kept any swine or poultry in the Village.” Glenview Municipal Code § 4.7 (1959).
Ms. Ramaker obtained a Vietnamese pig as a household pet in March 1993. She wrote to the president of the board of trustees of the Village of Glenview on July 16, 1993, asking that section 4.7 of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kalodimos v. Village of Morton GroveIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- People Ex Rel. Baker v. CowlinIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Monahan v. Village of HinsdaleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- City of Des Plaines v. GacsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Roberts v. OgleIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Zeitz v. Village of GlenviewAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
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- A.B. Dick Co. v. McGrawAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- Napleton v. Village of HinsdaleAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
- City of Chicago v. CottonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
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