Pierson v. People ex rel. Walter
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Bureau county; thé Hon. Richard M. Skinner, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Bureau county against certain lots belonging to the appellant, Elizabeth Pierson, for a special tax levied for the purpose of building a sidewalk opposite said lots by the city of Spring Valley in said connty.
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Appeal from the County Court of Bureau county; thé Hon. Richard M. Skinner, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Bureau county against certain lots belonging to the appellant, Elizabeth Pierson, for a special tax levied for the purpose of building a sidewalk opposite said lots by the city of Spring Valley in said connty. The judgment is for $124.20 against two lots, described as lots 15 and 16 in block 7 Dalzell’s first addition to Spring Valley. There were introduced in evidence two ordinances, passed by the city council of Spring Valley, the one a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The main objection, made by the appellant to the entry of judgment against her lots, is that both of the ordinances, upon which the delinquent special tax report of the city clerk of the city of Spring Valley is based, are void. The proof shows that both ordinances were passed on July 2,1901, and published on July 5,1901. The special ordinance, relating to the construction of the sidewalk here in controversy, provides for its construction in accordance with the terms and provisions of the general ordinance and in-the manner specified in the general ordinance. In Hoover v. People, 171 Ill.…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- White v. People ex rel. City of BloomingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Kane v. FoothIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- People ex rel. Talbot Paving Co. v. City of PontiacIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Craig v. People ex rel. GannawayIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Hoover v. People ex rel. PeabodyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
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