People Ex Rel. Kreda v. Fitzgerald

This is an appeal from an order refusing to issue a writ of mandamus and an injunction seeking (1) to direct the Building and Zoning Department (hereafter defendants) to take the necessary action to issue a permit to plaintiff for the building of an auto laundry; and (2) to order defendants to approve plans for the erection of a car washing facility.

It appears from the testimony of Fred Pécora, president of an engineering company hired by plaintiff to construct a car wash building on plaintiff’s property, that he presented plans 1 to the City of Chicago Zoning Department which “show a car…