Legal Opinion · Dissent

Hadley Creek Sub-District v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1918No. 11890Published

Appeal from the County Court of Pike county; the Hon. Paul F. Grote, Judge, presiding.

1DissentJustice Carter

I do not concur in the conclusion or reasoning with reference to certain points decided in the foregoing opinion. I think the opinion is wrong with reference to its holding as to the taxes levied against the public highways of the district and also as to the assessment levied against the strip of land belonging to the Mississippi River Power Company.

It appears from the evidence in the record that the public highways in said sub-district are some twenty-two miles in length; that they were assessed, all told, the sum of $110; that the annual assessment levied on said highways amounted to $60. '…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Burow v. BlockIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  2. City of Lincoln v. Chicago & Alton RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Commissioners of Highways v. Commissioners of East Lake Fork Special Drainage DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Cache River Drainage District v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
  5. McCaleb v. Coon Run Drainage & Levee DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1901

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