Camp v. City of Evanston

The original complaint of J. Beidler Camp and Carmen T. Camp (“plaintiffs” herein) sought a declaratory judgment declaring their right to maintain a multiple-dwelling unit in a single-family dwelling district and enjoining the City of Evanston (“defendant” herein) “from taking any steps whatsoever to prevent plaintiffs from using aforesaid third-floor dwelling unit together with the sink, gas stove and refrigerator in such unit. In a second complaint the City of Evanston brought a quasi-criminal action against J. Beidler Camp for violation of the City’s zoning ordinances by maintaining a…