Bright v. City of Evanston

This appeal is brought by the plaintiff from an adverse decision by the trial court in a declaratory judgment action seeking the court to declare unconstitutional and void the zoning ordinance of the city of Evanston restricting certain property to R-l single-family use. The testimony of the many witnesses can be summarized as follows:

The subject property is located on the southwest corner of Davis Street and Judson Avenue in a Rr-1 zoning classification in the city of Evanston. Under R-l zoning only single-family dwellings may be constructed on the premises.

The plaintiff testified that he is…