Village of Bridgeview v. Strickland

PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The present appeal arises out of an action instituted by the village of Bridgeview for authority to construct a local improvement by special assessment. Following a jury trial, a verdict was returned reducing the assessments of 50 lots by approximately 50%. The village appeals from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict. For the following reasons, we affirm.

The record reveals that on February 10, 1983, the village filed a petition in the circuit court seeking authority to construct a local improvement by special assessment in the…