Legal Opinion
Merrill v. City of Wheaton
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1934No. 22325. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. ChiEE Justice Orr
delivered the opinion of the court:
A zoning ordinance passed by the city of Wheaton in 1923 imposes restrictions against the erection or alteration of any buildings within a certain residence district. The constitutionality of this ordinance is attacked by Martha A. Merrill, plaintiff in error, whose bill for an injunction to restrain the city from interfering with the remodeling of a building owned by her was dismissed by the circuit court of DuPage county for want of equity, and a decree entered on a cross-bill of the city directing her to tear down and remove all…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Washington Ex Rel. Seattle Title Trust Co. v. RobergeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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- People Ex Rel. Deitenbeck v. Village of Oak ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
- Koos v. SaundersIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Carter v. City of BluefieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949
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- Quesenberry v. EstepWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1956
- Speroni v. Board of AppealsIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
- Kupsik v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
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