Claflin v. City of Chicago

Plaintiffs in error ask us to reverse a judgement entered by default, confirming a special assessment against their property for paving Harding avenue, in Chicago, because the court had no jurisdiction to enter the judgment. One reason alleged is, that the ordinance is void for a failure to specify the height of the curb, which is a part of the combined gutter and curb on each side of the roadway. The ordinance is not subject to the objection. It provides that the surface of the pavement at the center of the street shall conform exactly to the established grade of said Harding avenue and…