Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. City of Chicago

Plaintiff instituted this action in the superior court of Cook County for a declaratory judgment that a building permit issued plaintiff is valid, that plaintiff has a legal right to construct a building in accordance with the permit, and that an ordinance of the city of Chicago declaring plaintiff’s building to be a public nuisance is unconstitutional. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Our jurisdiction is predicated upon the certificate of the trial judge that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that the public interest requires a direct appeal to this court.