Biggs v. City of Chicago

Eusebius Biggs, proceeding without counsel, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against the city of Chicago and its Mayor, Commissioner of Public Works, and Corporation Counsel, seeking to enjoin them from enforcing certain provisions of the municipal plumbing code.

The complaint as amended charged that the plaintiff is unable to do plumbing work in Chicago because he has no license as a master plumber; that “he is unable to obtain the said license because the City of Chicago has ordinances,” as set forth in the complaint; and that such ordinances contravene the constitution…