Legal Opinion
Barber v. City of Springfield
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 26, 2011No. 4-10-0199PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pope
Justices Turner and Steigmann concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
In March 2010, the trial court dismissed plaintiff David Barber’s complaint against defendants, the City of Springfield (City) and Legacy Pointe Development Company (Legacy Pointe), for lack of standing pursuant to defendants’ motions under section 2 — 619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619(a)(9) (West 2008)). Plaintiff appeals, arguing he has standing as a taxpayer of the City. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In December 2009, plaintiff filed this suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming the…
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