Oliver Construction Co. v. Village of Villa Park

The plaintiff, Oliver Construction Company, brought suit against the defendant, the Village of Villa Park, seeking a declaratory judgment that the defendant’s zoning ordinance as applied to the plaintiff’s property was unconstitutional and void. The plaintiff also sought to enjoin the defendant from interfering with its proposed development of the property. The court ruled in favor of the defendant, finding that the R-3 classification (duplex) was reasonable and bore a substantial relationship to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare. Further, the court ruled that the plaintiff had…