City of Danville v. Hartley

In November of 1967, the Circuit Court of Vermilion County entered an order for the demolition of a house at 721 Wayne Street, Danville, Illinois, finding it to be in an unsafe and hazardous condition and that it constituted a fire and health hazard. The defendant in that proceeding, and appellant here, Ruth Hartley, was ordered to remove all personal property from the premises and the City was authorized and directed to raze and demolish the house any time after thirty days from the date of the decree. A lien upon the premises for the costs involved was also provided by the decree. This…