Standard State Bank v. Village of Oak Lawn

The defendant village of Oak Lawn appeals directly from an order of the circuit court of Cook County, entered in a declaratory judgment proceeding, holding the village zoning ordinance void insofar as it prevents erection by plaintiff of ten 2)4-story apartment buildings, each containing six dwelling units, in an “A” residentially zoned area. The requisite certificate as to the involvement of the validity of the village ordinance and that the public interest requires a direct appeal is present.

The defendant here maintains that plaintiff failed to overcome the presumptive validity of the…