Village of Oak Park v. Hulbert

The board of trustees of the village of Oak Park passed an ordinance for the opening of an alley through block 12 in Hulbert’s subdivision of the west half of lot 2 in the subdivision of section 18, town 39, north, range 13, east of the third principal meridian. The land which the alley covered was the east 16 feet of lots” 1 to 16 in that block and was owned by Thomas H. Hulbert. A petition was filed by the village for the levy of a special assessment and the ascertainment of the compensation to be paid for the land taken. An assessment roll was returned fixing the compensation for the land…