Herzog Building Corp. v. City of Des Plaines

The Herzog Building Corporation filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against the city of Des Plaines, seeking a judgment declaring a certain zoning ordinance invalid in so far as it relates to plaintiff’s real estate. An answer was filed, and after a hearing before the court judgment was entered granting the relief sought by plaintiff. Defendant appeals directly to this court, the trial judge having certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that the public interest requires such appeal.

Plaintiff owns a tract of vacant land bordered on the north by…