(Download) "Edwards v. City of Quincy" by Illinois Appellate Court — Fourth District Order Affirmed # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Edwards v. City of Quincy
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — Fourth District Order Affirmed
- Release Date : January 30, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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The plaintiffs, William and Verlee Edwards, sued the defendants, the city of Quincy and city officials, to recover damages for alleged statutory and constitutional violations. Acting on the defendants' motion to dismiss, the trial court held the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel along with the operation of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 85, par. 1-101 et seq.) barred the plaintiffs' suit. The plaintiffs appeal, and we affirm. Because we decide that res judicata bars the plaintiffs' suit, we need not address the issue of whether the act is also a bar. On April 4, 1979, the plaintiffs agreed to purchase property in the city of Quincy. The building on the property was operated as a beauty parlor, a valid nonconforming use under the city's zoning ordinance. The plaintiffs conditioned their offer to purchase on their ability to use the property as a cocktail lounge and restaurant, also a nonconforming use. The plaintiffs contacted city officials, and after they concluded they could get a building permit to remodel, they purchased the property.