City of Springfield v. Kable

The defendants, George J. Kable and Mary Edith Kable Caldwell, owned lot 62 and a part of lot 50 all in Assessors’ subdivision of the city of Springfield. In 1937, George J. Kable began to use a part of said lots for the parking of automobiles, for hire. The city of Springfield, its superintendent of buildings and sixteen property owners instituted a suit to enjoin such use, as being a violation of the zoning ordinance of the city. Because defendants’ property was used for various purposes, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint, containing three counts, dividing the property into tracts…