Legal Opinion

Jacksonville Railway Co. v. City of Jacksonville

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 23, 1885PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Montreville T. Layman, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Mulkey

This appeal brings before us for review a judgment of the county court of Morgan county, confirming an assessment by the corporate authorities of the city of Jacksonville, against the road-bed and franchise of the Jacksonville Railway Company, for its ratable portion of the costs and expenses of constructing» a brick pavement on that part of East State street which lies between the east line of East street and the east line of Illinois avenue, in said city of Jacksonville, to be known as the “Bloomington brick pavement. ” The commissioners estimated the cost of the entire improvement at…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Foss v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1870

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. The People v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Kuehner v. City of FreeportIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  3. County of Adams v. City of QuincyIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Stone v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Garner v. City of AnnistonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912

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