City of Shelbyville v. Shelbyville Restorium, Inc.

96 Ill.2d 457 (1983)

451 N.E.2d 874

THE CITY OF SHELBYVILLE, Appellant,

v.

SHELBYVILLE RESTORIUM, INC., Appellee.

No. 57183.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 17, 1983.

Franklin E. Dove, of Shelbyville, for appellant.

William L. Turner, of Shelbyville (James C. Craven, of Springfield, of counsel), for appellee.

Affirmed and remanded.

In this appeal by defendant, Shelbyville Restorium, Inc., a home builder, we are asked to decide whether the statute of limitations may be raised as a defense to an action by a municipality seeking money damages and an order compelling the defendant to construct…