Legal Opinion

Wood v. City of Chicago

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 26, 1903PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

This is a suit in equity begun by appellant, Olive Henline Wood, in the circuit court of Cook county, by filing her bill to enjoin the appellees, the city of Chicago and Peter Kiolbassa, commissioner of buildings of the said city, from interfering with the alteration of appellant’s building and the construction of an addition there to in accordance with a building permit issued to her on July 11,1902, and revoked by said building commissioner on July 15, 1902. The court sustained a demurrer to the bill, and appellant electing to stand by her bill, it was dismissed for want of equity at her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cicero Lumber Co. v. Town of CiceroIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. City of Chicago v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  3. City of Chicago v. NetcherIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  4. City of Chicago v. TrotterIllinois Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Landis v. Marc Realty, L.L.C.Illinois Supreme Court · 2009
  2. People ex rel. Healy v. Clean Street Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1907
  3. People ex rel. Goldman v. HarrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  4. City of Chicago v. OpenheimIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Masonic Fraternity Temple Ass'n v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1905

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