Kennedy v. City of Evanston

Appellants, who are residents of the city of Evanston, Illinois, filed their bill in the superior court of Cook county against appellee, the city of Evanston, praying that two amendments to the zoning ordinance of the city be declared void and that their enforcement be restrained. Upon issue being joined the cause was referred to a master to take the evidence and report his conclusions of law and fact. The master found that the city had authority to enact the ordinances; that the ordinances were not unreasonable or oppressive; that the judgment of the city council as expressed in the…