White v. City of Alton

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Madison county, confirming a special tax levied by the city of Alton for the improvement of Second street, from the east curb line of Piasa street to the west curb line of Henry street. The application having been set for a hearing on the 13th day of October, 1892, the appellants entered a motion for a continuance, and in support of the motion filed an affidavit set out in the record. The court overruled the motion, and this ruling of the court is the first alleged error relied upon to reverse the judgment.

Two alleged facts are relied…