Board of Education of City of Chicago v. Gorenstein

Plaintiff, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (the Board), brought this declaratory action to obtain the court’s construction of an 89-year ground lease and a declaration of the rights in the property of the Board as lessor and defendant, Edward Gorenstein, as lessee. Gorenstein also filed a declaratory action in which he also sought construction of the lease and a declaration of the rights of the parties. Following an evidentiary hearing, defendant Gorenstein was granted summary judgment. The Board appeals. We affirm.

The undisputed facts are as follows. The subject of this action…