Legal Opinion
James Clark v. The City of Braidwood
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 2003No. 01-4270PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
The district court dismissed James Clark’s complaint on thé ground that it facially showed noncompliance with the limitations period, and Clark appeals. We vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
I. BacKground
Clark owns a 37-acre parcel of land in Will County, Illinois, on which he had planned to build a single-family residential development. Sometime in 1997 the City of Braidwood (“City”) authorized a competing developer to install sewer and water pipes on the land. Clark says that as a result he is unable to install pipes of his own, rendering development…
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