Legal Opinion
American National Bank & Trust Co. v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 15, 1974No. 59780PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
This action arose as a petition for a writ of mandamus to order the Building Commissioner of the City of Chicago to issue a permit for construction of a 44-story building at 555 East Illinois Street in Chicago. The trial court found that the petitioners were entitled to the permit and ordered that a peremptory writ of mandamus issue directing the respondents to issue the permit. This appeal followed.
The respondents contend that the petitioners have no right to a permit for a project which would violate a comprehensive lakefront land use ordinance publicly announced prior to application for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Skokie Town House Builders, Inc. v. Village of Morton GroveIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
- Fifteen Fifty North State Building Corp. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Deer Park Civic Ass'n v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1952
- Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Village of PalatineAppellate Court of Illinois · 1959
- People Ex Rel. National Bank of Austin v. County of CookAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Town of Paradise Valley v. Gulf Leisure Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
- Kramer v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- 1350 Lake Shore Associates v. HealeyIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
- O'Connell Home Builders, Inc. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- 1350 Lake Shore Associates v. Mazur-BergAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
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