Kupsik v. City of Chicago

The circuit court of Cook County held the zoning ordinance of the city of Chicago invalid as it applied to a lot owned by the plaintiffs, Joseph Kupsik and Stella Kupsik, his wife. The trial judge certified that the public interest required a direct appeal to this court, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1961, chap, no, par. 75,) and-the city has appealed.

The first issue that confronts us is a procedural one. The city contends that the circuit court was without jurisdiction to hear the case. It bases that contention upon paragraph (e) of section 73 — 4 of the Revised Cities and Villages Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat.…