Legal Opinion
Di Santo v. City of Warrenville
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 4, 1978No. 76-558PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all users of water from the defendant city, sued to rescind a contract by which the city had acquired a waterworks and sewerage system from a private owner. They also sought refunds on behalf of the class. The trial court dismissed the complaint on grounds of laches and lack of standing; and further found that the class action was improper. Plaintiffs appeal.
The City of Warrenville and the surrounding area had been dependent upon Westview Utilities Company, a subsidiary of Utilities,…
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