Legal Opinion

Cochran v. Village of Park Ridge

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1891PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon.. Frank Scales, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of 'Cook county, confirming a special assessment levied for the purpose of paying for the construction of a sewer in the village of Park Ridge, in Cook county. The following objections .are urged against the validity of the proceedings:

“First—The ordinance is void, because (a) it provides for. the building of a sewer a large part of which is located outside the corporate limits of the village; and (b) because it fails to specify location of the man-holes provided by the ordinance to be built in connection with'the sewer; and (c) because…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. City of Coldwater v. TuckerMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Martin v. FoulkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Village of Hyde Park v. BordenIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
  4. Shreve v. Town of CiceroIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  5. City of Springfield v. MathusIllinois Supreme Court · 1888

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Langley v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Harden v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Federal Construction Co. v. EnsignCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1922
  4. Mulville v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Payne v. Village of South SpringfieldIllinois Supreme Court · 1896

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