Legal Opinion
Booth v. Lemont Mfg. Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 1971No. 18121PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Harry R. Booth, in 1968 brought a class action suit in the district court on behalf of himself as a citizen and Illinois municipal taxpayer, and all other municipal taxpayers similarly situated, against Lemont Mfg. Corp., other private corporations and the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (District). The defendant private corporations are long term lessees (50-99 years) of real estate leased to them by the defendant District. Plaintiff alleges that the execution of these leases without competitive bidding, provisions for periodic…
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- Angel v. BullingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Droste v. KernerIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Paepcke v. Public Building CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
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