Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Dorris v. Carnahan

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 1915PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Saline county; the Hon. C. D. Stilweel, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Saline county sustaining objections to. a special assessment for sidewalks levied and assessed against the property of appellees on application of the county collector for judgment for delinquent taxes.

It appears that in December, 1912, the board of local improvements of the city of Eldorado, in that county, passed a resolution for the construction of a sidewalk by-special assessment along certain streets in that city, the portion of the city to be thus improved being designated as sidewalk district No. 1. Thereafter the city council…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People ex rel. McCall v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Roberts v. City of EvanstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Village of Glencoe v. UtheIllinois Supreme Court · 1912

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. City of Jacksonville v. PadgettIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  2. People ex rel. Vance v. GlickIllinois Supreme Court · 1917

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