Wright v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Chief Justice, presiding. This was an application in the court below for a judgment against certain lots in the City of Chicago, on a special assessment warrant, for certain public improvements.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Chief Justice, presiding. This was an application in the court below for a judgment against certain lots in the City of Chicago, on a special assessment warrant, for certain public improvements. The report of the Board of Public Works, upon which the proceeding is based, was as follows : “ To the Mayor, c&e.: “ The Board of Public Works having received an application for the improvement of Iiinzie street, from the west line of Clark street to Kinzie street bridge, ‘recommend that” certain specified improvements be made “ in…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief J ustice Breese
delivered the opinion of the Court:
This was an application to the Superior Court of Chicago, for a judgment on a special assessment warrant for improving a certain portion of Kinzie street in that city.
Various objections were taken to the proceedings, by the appellant, all of which were overruled, and a judgment was entered as prayed.
To reverse this judgment, the record is brought here by appeal. ,
It is unnecessary to specify the several objections, as the points involved in them have been settled by prior decisions of this court.
Much stress is laid by appellant on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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