Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Bear v. Burt

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 22, 1915PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Writ of Error to the County Court of Champaign county; the Hon. W. G. Spurgin, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer

This writ of error is sued out to review the judgment of the county court of Champaign county sustaining objections of defendant in error to an application for judgment against his land for a delinquent drainage assessment. The district is a special drainage district embracing lands in Champaign and Piatt counties. The proceedings for the organization of the district were had in the county court of Champaign county. The original assessment to pay for the improvement was made in 1909 and was for $6000. Of that amount $591.61 was extended against the land of defendant in error and was paid. In…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. SchafferIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  2. People ex rel. Sanders v. Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. of Indiana v. Daniel Burkhartsmeier Cooperage Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1948
  2. People ex rel. Thies v. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Covey v. American Distilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
  4. Little v. Blue Goose Motor Coach Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1929
  5. The People v. B. O. S.W. R. R. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1934

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