City of Chicago v. McCormick
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the County Court of Cook County; the Hon. Dwight C. Haven, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ball
Appellees sued the city of Chicago in assumpsit to recover certain rebates. On the trial it was admitted that appellees owned a certain lot upon which (with other property) a special assessment for a sidewalk was levied and collected, amounting to the sum of $6,656.09; that the total cost of the improvement was but $1,889.46; that it had been ascertained and determined that appellees’ said lot was assessed $232.42 over and above its just and lawful proportionate share of the entire assessment; that of this excess the city had paid to appellees the sum of $117.88, and still owed ' them $114.54…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Parker v. Fisher, Fuller & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1866
- City of Chicago v. SingerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
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- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908