Superdawg Drive-In, Inc. v. City of Chicago

Counterplaintiff-appellee, Superdawg Drive-In, Inc. (Superdawg), brought an action seeking injunctive relief and damages against counterdefendant-appellant, the city of Chicago (the city), resulting from the city’s erection of a steel and concrete barrier which blocked alley access to Superdawg’s parking lot. The trial court entered judgment in favor of Superdawg for damages and costs, and the city appeals from the judgment contending that (1) the trial court improperly awarded damages for the loss of substantive rights where only procedural rights were found to have been violated; (2) the…