Legal Opinion

Gage v. City of Chicago

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1903PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. W. T. Hodson, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

This is an appeal from a judgment confirming a special assessment levied to construct a cement sidewalk on both sides of Bond avenue, in the city of Chicago.

No resolution describing the proposed improvement or fixing a day and hour for a public hearing was passed by the board of local improvements, no notice of a public hearing- was given and no public hearing was held. By section 7 of the Local Improvement act of 1897 such resolution, notice and public hearing were required in all cases, but by an amendatory act approved May 9, 1901, (Laws of 1901, p. 104,) section 7.was amended by adding…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dolese v. PierceIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  2. White v. People ex rel. City of BloomingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Hyman v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Job v. City of AltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1901

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. The People v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Bishop v. Chicago Railways Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1922
  3. People Ex Rel. City of Chicago v. Board of County CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  4. Michaels v. BarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  5. International Business Machines Corp. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1962

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