City of Benton v. Blake
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Franklin county; the Hon. Kenneth C. Ronalds, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Franklin county sustaining an objection by appellees to the confirmation of a special assessment for paving parts of certain streets in the city of Benton.
The first section of the ordinance which provided for the pavement is as follows: “The roadways of Maple street from the north line of West Main street to the north line of Fifth street; Electric street from the west line of North Main street to the "west line of Maple street; Third street from the west line of North Main street to the west line of Maple street; Fifth street from the…
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