Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago v. Rieck

This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Cook County dismissing the complaint for a declaratory judgment.

The Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (“plaintiff” herein) is the lessor under a lease of October 1, 1953, of a tract of approximately ten acres. The Riecks (“defendants” herein) are the lessees. The land which is the subject of the lease is District land adjacent to the District Sanitary ship canal. The term of the lease is fifty years beginning October fifteenth, 1953. According to the lease, the premises were to be used by the lessees for the purpose of…