Clark Oil & Refining Corp. v. Village of Tinley Park

The plaintiff, Clark Oil and Refining Corporation, sought a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant, the Village of Tinley Park, to issue a permit to construct a gasoline station. The court issued the writ and the Village appeals. It contends that the court erred in voiding only part of an invalid ordinance and in not finding the plaintiff’s application for the permit deficient.

The plaintiff applied for a permit to construct a gasoline filling station in a B-2 business district. In that district, gasoline stations were permitted but the ordinance prohibited the location, construction or…