Legal Opinion
People v. Ogdenn
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 21, 1915No. Gen. No. 20,984Published
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Gridley
delivered the opinion of the court.
It is contended by counsel for the City of Chicago that the decree should be reversed because it is in violation of section 72 (as amended) of the “Act concerning Local Improvements,” in force July 1, 1897. (J. & A. ¶ 1463.) Section 72, prior to its being amended, provided that:
“Any city, village or town interested in the collection of any tax or special assessment, may, in default of other bidders, become a purchaser at any sale of property to enforce the collection of the same, and may, by ordinance, authorize and make it the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Riverside Co. v. TownshendIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- City of Chicago v. GageIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- O'Connell v. SanfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
- City of Chicago v. PickIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Gage v. EddyIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
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