Legal Opinion
City of Dixon v. Sinow & Weinman
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1932No. 21237. Judgment affirmedPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice DeYoung
The city of Dixon filed a petition in the county court of Lee county for the levy and confirmation of a special assessment to defray the cost of improving certain streets in that city. Fourteen owners of lots and parcels of land filed objections to the confirmation of the assessment. Their objections to the legality and sufficiency of the ordinance which forms the basis of the petition were sustained and the petition was dismissed. The city prosecutes this appeal.
The ordinance in question was passed by the council of the city of Dixon on September 12," 1931. It provides for the excavation and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Tacoma Safety Deposit Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
- City of Mt. Carmel v. ShawIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Chicago Mechanics' InstituteIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Town of Palatine v. KreugerIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- City of Chicago v. Municipal Engineering & Contracting Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Bowes v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Horn v. the City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
- Foster & Kleiser v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Illinois Power & Light Corp. v. City of Centralia, Ill.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1935
- City of Highland Park v. DriscollIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
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