City of Alton v. Carroll

Defendants Robert and Barbara Carroll appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Madison County ordering the demolition of a building found to be “dangerous and unsafe” under section 11 — 31—1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 24, par. 11— 31 — 1) and section 5 — 1—8 of the City Code of Alton, Illinois. They contend that there was insufficient evidence to establish that the building is dangerous and unsafe and that the trial court erred in not specifying in its judgment the particular defects which rendered the building unsafe. Defendants further contend that the…