Lloyd E. Clarke, Inc. v. City of Bettendorf

BECKER, Justice.

This case comes to us after ruling on motion for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiffs seek declaratory judgment decreeing invalid and void an ordinance of the City of Bettendorf providing charges for connection to the city sanitary sewer system. The trial court held the ordinance illegal and void but granted defendants time to amend their answer. Defendants by amendment alleged plaintiffs were estopped from challenging the validity of the ordinance. Thereupon defendants amended and renewed their motion for judgment on the pleadings. Again, the trial court ruled in favor of…