Legal Opinion

Goffinet v. County of Christian

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 1976No. 47908PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kluczynski

Harry Griswold, vendor, and Illinois NapGas Co., intended purchaser of a parcel of land, petitioned the Zoning Board of Appeals of Christian County (hereinafter zoning board) requesting that the parcel be rezoned from AG — 1 (agricultural) to 1 — 2 (heavy industrial). The zoning board recommended that the Christian County Board (hereinafter county board) deny petitioners’ request. The county board, however, by a 20-1 vote, adopted an amendment to its zoning ordinance which rezoned the subject parcel to 1 — 2. Plain tiffs-appellants, owners of the land adjacent to the rezoned tract, filed suit…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. La Salle National Bank v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Sinclair Pipe Line Co. v. Village of Richton ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Treadway v. City of RockfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Fifteen Fifty North State Building Corp. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Hedrich v. Village of NilesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Chrismon v. Guilford CountySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  3. Perry v. Planning Commission of the County of HawaiiHawaii Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Hanna v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  5. Lehman v. StephensAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986

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