Legal Opinion
Sinclair Refining Co. v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 1949No. 9876PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge!.
The sole question in this appeal is whether a certain amendatory zoning ordinance of the city of Chicago, as applied to plaintiffs property, is so arbitrary and unreasonable as to render it void.
Plaintiff, a Maine corporation, is the owner of lots 1 and 2 in block 24 in Ravenswood, a subdivision in the city of Chicago. Lot 1 is located at the southeast corner of Montrose and Hermitage Avenues. It is improved and operated as a gasoline filling station. Lot 2, immediately south of lot 1, is improved with a frame residence. In 1923 the city of Chicago enacted a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Washington Ex Rel. Seattle Title Trust Co. v. RobergeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- City of Aurora v. BurnsIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
- Forbes v. HubbardIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
- Harmon v. City of PeoriaIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
- The County of Du Page v. HendersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Deerfield Park District v. Progress Development Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Barrick Realty, Incorporated v. City of Gary, IndianaDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1973
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