Meyer v. County of Madison
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones
delivered.the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his complaint upon defendants’ motion and a finding that there are not sufficient specific allegations of fact to establish a real controversy, that an appeal was pending between the same parties involving the same subject matter and law, and that a declaratory judgment is not a proper remedy considering the pleadings, law and pending appeal.
Plaintiff’s action sought a declaratory judgment against the county which had passed a zoning ordinance zoning plaintiff’s property as residential with certain accessory…
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