Friedman v. City of Chicago

Appellants, the city of Chicago and its comptroller, have appealed from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county awarding a writ of mandamus compelling them to accept from appellees certain special assessment bonds in payment of delinquent assessments levied against the properties of appellees. The validity of a statute is involved, hence the direct appeal.

No question of fact is involved, as the facts are stipulated. They are, that appellee Friedman owned certain real estate in the city of Chicago against which a special assessment payable in five annual installments, with interest at…