Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Johnson v. City of Waukegan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 6, 1976No. 74-293PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dixon
The petitioners in September 1973 filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Lake County seeking leave of court to file a petition in quo warranto in order to challenge the right of the City of Waukegan to exercise jurisdiction over land involved in the annexation of certain territory containing the Lakehurst Shopping Center. Respondents moved to dismiss on the grounds that any action was barred by limitations and laches and that petitioners lacked standing. The trial court denied leave to file and petitioners appeal.
On August 4, 1969, the City of Waukegan passed an ordinance, by virtue of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Village of Worth v. IhdeIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Payson v. People ex rel. ParsonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- People Ex Rel. Adamowski v. Village of StreamwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
- People Ex Rel. McCarthy v. FirekIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
- People Ex Rel. Coojar Realty Corp. v. Village of Burr RidgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
- O'REILLY v. GerberAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- People Ex Rel. Freeport Fire Protection District v. City of FreeportAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- People Ex Rel. City of North Chicago v. City of WaukeganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- People v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- Land-O-Sun Dairies, L.L.C. v. Heartland Food & Dairy Distributors, Inc. (In Re Heartland Food & Dairy Distributors, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · 2000
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