Legal Opinion
Zebulon Enterprises, Inc. v. County of Du Page
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 21, 1986No. 2-85-0454PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schnake
Plaintiff, Zebulon Enterprises, Inc. (Zebulon), operates an adult book and video store in unincorporated Du Page Comity. The store includes 29 booths where patrons can watch sexually explicit videotapes on coin-operated television sets.
On March 23, 1984, the County of Du Page charged Zebulon with violating its comprehensive zoning ordinance by operating the “mini-theaters” without first acquiring a special-use permit from the county board. In response Zebulon filed an action seeking a declaratory judgment to the effect that the special-use-permit requirement of the zoning ordinance was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Smith v. CahoonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Paxson v. Board of Education of School District No. 87Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- Monahan v. Village of HinsdaleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- CTY. OF COOK v. Renaissance Arcade and BookstoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- Darvosh v. LewisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014
- Corral v. Chicago Park Dist.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
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