Edward Hines Lumber Co. v. Village of Villa Park

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs in this case are Elmhurst National Rank, contract seller of the land in question, and Edward Hines Lumber Company, contract purchaser of the land. The purchase agreement was subject to the defendant’s permitting the buyer to use the tract for a building-materials supply yard. Plaintiffs attempted to have the tract’s existing “R-2 single family resident district” zoning amended to “M-l, light industrial district,” but the amendment was rejected by the defendant.

Defendant appeals from an order of the circuit court…