Elston v. City of Chicago

This was an action of assumpsit for money had and received, laid out and expended, etc., brought by Robert R. Clark and others against the city of Chicago, in the Superior Court of that city, to recover back money paid by them to the city on an assessment for deepening the Chicago river, and for interest on the sum paid. The plea was the general issue. The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and judgment for costs for the city. To reverse this judgment, the plaintiffs appeal to this court.

The points made by appellants are, that the city had no authority to make an assessment to…