City of Chicago v. Gunning System
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—■ heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel ChyTraus, Judge, presiding. Appellee, the Gunning System, filed its bill in the superior court of Cook county in which it sought to have declared null and void two ordinances of the city of Chicago, and also praying for an injunction restraining appellants from in any way interfering with its business.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—■ heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel ChyTraus, Judge, presiding. Appellee, the Gunning System, filed its bill in the superior court of Cook county in which it sought to have declared null and void two ordinances of the city of Chicago, and also praying for an injunction restraining appellants from in any way interfering with its business. The bill alleges that the complainant is engaged in the advertising business in the city of Chicago and has a large number of bulletin boards upon which…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wieicin
Appellee filed its bill for the purpose of testing the validity of the ordinances of June, 1900, and January, 1901.. By the decree both of these ordinances have been held invalid. Appellants, however, have devoted their entire argument to the consideration of the ordinance of June, 1900, apparently abandoning all question as to the other ordinance. We will therefore consider only the questions raised as toJ) the validity of the first named ordinance.
It is claimed by appellee that under clause 17 of section 2, article 5, of the City and Village act, the city can regulate and prevent the use of…
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