Village of Goodfield v. Knapp

Margaret and Harry Knapp and the Conklin Players, Inc., appeal from an order of the Woodford County circuit court granting a motion for summary judgment filed by the Village of Goodfield (Village). The circuit court concluded the Knapps did not reside in an “annexed area” within the meaning of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 43, par. 93.9 et seq.) and, thus, the petition they filed to discontinue the liquor prohibition in the Village was invalid. We affirm.

The Knapps filed a petition, pursuant to section 9 — 9 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 43, par.…