Stalzer v. Village of Matteson

Richard A. Stalzer and Lawrence A. Stocking, Jr. (plaintiffs) brought an action for declaratory judgment and other relief against Village of Matteson, a municipal corporation (defendant.) Plaintiffs sought to invalidate a zoning ordinance of defendant as applicable to real estate owned by them. The trial court granted the relief prayed, found the ordinance invalid in its application to plaintiffs’ property and directed issuance of necessary permits to plaintiffs for the use of the property which they sought. Defendant appeals.

In this court, defendant contends that a property owner attacking a…