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Forbes v. Hubbard

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 23, 1932No. 21268. Judgment affirmedPublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone

Appellee filed a petition in the circuit court of Cook county seeking mandamus against certain officials of the village of River Forest to compel them to issue to him a permit for the construction of a two-story brick and terra cotta store building upon real estate owned by him in that village. It is conceded that the proposed plans and specifications strictly comply with the requirements of building ordinances of the village, but the defense was made that to use appellee’s premises for commercial or business purposes was in violation of the zoning ordinance of the village. The village…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Springer v. Government of Philippine IslandsSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. White's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  4. Dowsey v. Village of KensingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  5. Welch v. SwaseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907

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3Cited by96 opinions

  1. La Salle National Bank v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  2. La Salle National Bank v. City of EvanstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Krom v. City of ElmhurstIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
  4. First Nat. Bank of Lake Forest v. County of LakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Carter v. City of BluefieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949

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