County of DeWitt v. City of Clinton

This is a writ of error to bring into review the judgment of the county court of DeWitt county confirming a special assessment levied by virtue of an ordinance adopted by the city of Clinton, providing for the grading, paving and curbing of the “public square” in the city of Clinton.' The judgment was rendered by default.

A number of objections urged against the judgment confirming the assessment are based upon the insistence the ordinance does not describe the nature, character, locality and description of the improvement proposed to be made.

The ordinance was adopted under the act entitled…