City of Carbondale v. Van Natta

61 Ill.2d 483 (1975)

338 N.E.2d 19

THE CITY OF CARBONDALE, Appellant,

v.

JOE VAN NATTA et al., Appellees.

No. 47134.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 26, 1975.

Rehearing denied November 21, 1975.

John Paul Womick, of Carbondale, for appellant.

E. Dan Kimmel, of Carbondale, for appellees.

Judgments reversed.

In July 1974 the City of Carbondale, which under our constitution is a home-rule unit (Ill. Const. (1970), art. VII, sec. 6(a)), obtained a temporary injunction in the circuit court of Jackson County restraining the defendants, Joe Van Natta, Master Key Enterprises, Inc., and Cherry…