City of Aurora Ex Rel. Egan v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n

Mr. ChiEE Justice KlingbiEE

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal questions the validity of a deed of the city of Aurora conveying certain real estate to the Young Men’s Christian Association of that city (herein referred to as YMCA). The plaintiff brought his action as a citizen, taxpayer and mayor of the city. The land in question was deeded to the city August 2, 1945, by Col. and Mrs. Copley and the deed of conveyance gave the city the property “to hold and use and permit the use for public purposes, either by the grantee or by the State of Illinois as the grantee may determine.”…