Betts v. City of Naperville

The city of Naperville, defendant in error, filed in the county court of DuPage county a petition for a special assessment to pay the cost of constructing a connected system of cast-iron water pipes, with hydrants and valves, in the streets of said city. Plaintiffs in error, owners of property assessed, filed objections to the ordinance and assessment,, to be heard by the court, and when those objections were overruled they waived further controversy as to the question of benefits before a jury and the assessment was confirmed. The writ of error in this case ivas sued out to review the…