Billings v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Cook county confirming a special assessment of the city of Chicago providing for the improvement of the roadway on West Lake street, from May to Paulina street. A hearing was had before the court without a jury, and the court, on the evidence introduced, reduced the assessment on appellants’ property twenty per cent, and after making that reduction overruled all the objections interposed and confirmed the assessment.

The appellants rely upon the following grounds to reverse the judgment: First, the assessment roll returned by the…