Steelman v. City of Portage

The plaintiffs are owners of property situated within the municipal limits of the city of Portage on the shore of Austin lake. They appeal from a circuit court order, entered November 25,1966, which granted the defendant an accelerated judgment.

By their action, which they denominated a class action 2 in behalf of all property owners similarly situated on West and Austin lakes, the plaintiffs sought to permanently enjoin the city of Portage from proceeding with a special assessment project that would result in the construction of a pipeline through which the Upjohn company was supposed to…