Ross v. City of Geneva

Plaintiff, R. Herbert Ross, filed this action in the circuit court of Kane County against the defendant, the city of Geneva, “on behalf of himself and others similarly situated” seeking a declaratory judgment that certain of defendant’s ordinances “be declared unlawful, invalid, void and beyond the [defendant’s] statutory authority *** and in violation of Plaintiffs’ [constitutional] rights,” the recovery of money paid defendant under the provisions of the allegedly invalid ordinances, and other relief. The circuit court held the ordinances invalid, enjoined defendant from further collections…