Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Chicago Fiber Optic Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 26, 1997No. 1-95-3053PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE COUSINS
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff City of Chicago (the City) filed a declaratory judgment against the defendant, Chicago Fiber Optic Corporation, d/b/a Metropolitan Fiber Systems of Chicago, Inc. (MFS), seeking a declaration that a contract between the City and MFS was enforceable. MFS filed a counterclaim against the City, seeking a declaration to the contrary. The contract arose out of an ordinance that permits MFS to run fiber optic cable for its telecommunications network under the City streets. The City imposed a franchise fee on MFS in return for…
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