Legal Opinion

Le Moyne v. West Chicago Park Commissioners

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1886PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G. Rogers, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Soholfield

This writ of error brings before us for review the decree of the circuit court of Cook county, confirming a special assessment in favor of the West Chicago Park Commissioners, and against property claimed by Adolph LeMoyne and others.

Three objections to the decree are urged as grounds for reversal: First, that it does not appear that the property assessed will be benefited by the improvement to the amount of the assessment; second, the whole cost of the improvement was levied upon the property benefited, without any apportionment between the property benefited and the public ; and third, due…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. BurticeIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Kedzie v. West Chicago Park CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Andrews v. People ex rel. RumseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  4. Creote v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1870

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Abell v. Town of BoyntonSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
  2. Robertson Lumber Co. v. City of Grand ForksNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. People ex rel. SeipIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Derby v. West Chicago Park CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1894

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